Psychodermatology
Subtitle: The Psychological Impact of Skin Disorders
Contributors: Carl Walker (Editor); Linda Papadopoulos (Editor)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: October 17, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 170
ISBN-13: 9780521542296
Subjects: Health psychology; Medical / Nursing; Medical; Dermatology; Psychiatry - General; Medical / Psychiatry; Diseases; Psychological aspects; Psychoneuroimmunology; Skin; Skin Diseases; psychology
First sentence: The skin has long been recognised as the 'organ of expression' (Sack, 1928) and serves as the boundary between ourselves and the outside world, a 'first point of contact' when strangers meet us.