ABSTRACT
Although the idea of using psychotropic medications may seem foreign to many dermatologists since dermatology as a specialty has had very limited exposure to psychopharmacotherapy, our opinion is that psychodermatological patients who refuse to be treated by a psychiatrist can still be greatly helped by a dermatologist who has an adequate knowledge base and the experience to prescribe psychotropic medications, especially when the alternative is for these problems to be left unattended.
