Common psychocutaneous disorders in children
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Common psychocutaneous disorders in children
The prevalence of psychosomatic disorders among dermatological patients is high but frequently unreported because of difficulties in diagnosing and treating this patient group. Psychiatric and psychological factors may play different roles in the pathogenic mechanism of some skin diseases. The mainstay of diagnosis and treatment is the differentiation between skin disorders associated with psyc...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1178-2021
DOI: 10.2147/ndt.s78522