Both hypnosis and biofeedback are quite effective. Control of blood flow is generally one of the easiest physiological dimensions to take charge of. Images of increased blood flow and of blood vessels opening up to help the flow can be augmented with scenes that would promote those effects. In this condition, which resembles dandruff, accelerated growth of skin cells produces red, scaly eruptions of the scalp. The cause is unknown, but stress has been cited as a trigger factor.
Involvement can spread to the head and face and even the chest and areas of skin folds.
Medical treatment for the scalp includes shampoos containing selenium sulfide, zinc prythione, and tar. For severe scalp symptoms and other areas, the most common treatments are corticosteroids, antifungals, and antibiotics. There has been little research into emotional factors that may trigger or follow seborrheic dermatitis. As a group, they were slow to make friends, but hardworking and perfectionistic. Almost all described triggering incidents that threatened their self-esteem.