Personality characteristics and serum ige level in patients with atopic dermatitis

Scheich, Günther; Florin, Irmela; Rudolph, R Wilhelm; Wilhelm, Sabine

doi:10.1016/0022-3999(93)90058-n

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“…Since IgE level is not elevated in all atopic dermatitis patients [34], IgE abnormality may be a marker for a subgroup responding worse to psychological treatment. For instance, Scheich et al [36]found that an elevated level of serum IgE was associated with increased emotional irritability in atopic dermatitis patients. Further prospective studies are needed to elucidate the importance of serum IgE level for the discrimination of subgroups in terms of psychological characteristics and responsiveness to psychological treatment.…”

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Predicting Long-Term Outcome in Group Treatment of Atopic Dermatitis

Stangier

Ehlers

Gieler

2004

Psychother Psychosom

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Background: Psychological group treatments are effective adjuncts to dermatological treatments in improving dermatological symptoms and quality of life. However, no data are available on variables that may predict which patients benefit from such group treatments. Methods: On the basis of data from the Marburg group treatment study, we explored which variables are associated with successful treatment. Treatment outcome was defined by a marked reduction of dermatological symptoms at 1-year follow-up. Results: Regardless of the treatment condition, a high pretreatment level of scratching, a low serum IgE level, low scores on the internal Health Locus of Control Scale and a high frequency of coping-related cognitions regarding itching predicted good outcome at 1 year. Logistic regression analyses indicated that the predictive power of locus of control and itch-related cognitions differed between different treatment conditions. Conclusion: In patients with atopic dermatitis, indication for psychological treatment may be based on the assessment of psychological target problems including excessive scratching and dysfunctional cognitions.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Predicting Long-Term Outcome in Group Treatment of Atopic Dermatitis

Stangier

Ehlers

Gieler

2004

Psychother Psychosom

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“…High liability was shown to be typical for adults with atopic dermatitis (Scheich et al, 1993). One study, performed with a large sampling (n = 11,540), has shown that high extra-version is a risk factor for asthma in women (Huovinen et al, 2001).…”

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Personality, Coping Style, and Constitutional Neuroimmunology

Zozulya

Gabaeva

Sokolov

et al. 2008

Journal of Immunotoxicology

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“…The idea that anxiety levels in AD sufferers might be related to the ease of showing a learned scratch response may be of clinical relevance since scratching is considered as a core symptom of AD. Recently, Scheich et al [31]have demonstrated higher excitability, lower adequate stress coping and a more suspicious/paranoid attitude in AD patients when compared to another group of chronically ill, but not atopic patients (chronic obstructive bronchitis). Most interestingly, the personality differences between AD patients and patients with chronic obstructive bronchitis were most pronounced for the AD patient subsample with rather high IgE levels (IgE levels >100 IU/ml) but not for AD patients with normal IgE concentrations (IgE levels <100 IU/ml).…”

Section: Psychological Factors and Admentioning

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“…The authors concluded that AD sufferers have more stressful relationships with significant others which may increase their everyday problems and their everyday stress level [36]. Inadequate coping skills, recently described in AD patients, can further make sufferers more liable to be stressed by the various situations they have to face [31]. …”

Section: Psychological Factors and Admentioning

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Psychobiological Aspects of Atopic Dermatitis: An Overview

Buske‐Kirschbaum

Geiben

Hellhammer³

2001

Psychother Psychosom

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Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic, pruritic inflammatory skin disease with increasing incidence characterized by eczematous inflammation of the skin, a chronically relapsing course and severe pruritus. In the last decade, there has been growing evidence indicating that psychological factors such as personality and stress may play an important role in the pathogenesis of AD. While there is only little consensus on an AD-specific personality profile and its etiological significance, a growing number of reports support the role of psychosocial stress in the onset and the course of AD symptomatology. However, although a close association between psychosocial stress and skin condition in AD patients has been demonstrated by several investigators, pathological models that integrate stress and its effect on atopy-relevant biological processes, e.g. immune processes, are still missing. This overview summarizes the role of immunological and psychological factors in AD pathogenesis and discusses potential psychobiological pathways of stress-related modulation of AD symptoms.

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Personality characteristics and serum ige level in patients with atopic dermatitis

Cited by 42 publications

References 15 publications

Predicting Long-Term Outcome in Group Treatment of Atopic Dermatitis

Predicting Long-Term Outcome in Group Treatment of Atopic Dermatitis

Personality, Coping Style, and Constitutional Neuroimmunology

Psychobiological Aspects of Atopic Dermatitis: An Overview

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