ABSTRACT
Psychodermatology involves the many different types of conditions that lie between the fields of psychiatry and dermatology. Sometimes the underlying psychopathology plays an etiological role in the development of skin manifestations in patients who have no real skin disease, such as in delusions of parasitosis or neurotic excoriations. In other patients, psychological factors such as emotional stress can exacerbate bona fide skin disorders such as eczema or psoriasis. Also, many patients develop psychological or psychosocial problems as a result of the disfigurement caused by the skin disease.
