Psychopathology and alexithymia in patients with psoriasis

Κορκολιάκου, Παναγιώτα; Efstathiou, Vasiliki; Giannopoulou, Ioanna; Kouris, Anargyros; Rigopoulos, Dimitrios; Douzenis, Athanasios

doi:10.1590/abd1806-4841.20175660

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“…Alexithymia is often associated with psoriasis (Picardi et al, 2003(Picardi et al, , 2005Innamorati et al, 2016) (prevalence of 24.8%, Sampogna et al, 2017), especially in women and in cases in which the plaques extend to sensitive body areas (like the face, the hands, or the genitals) (Talamonti et al, 2017). These patients show a higher level of somatization, interpersonal sensitivity, anxiety, and phobic anxiety respect to non-alexithymic patients (Korkoliakou et al, 2014(Korkoliakou et al, , 2017. Some researchers suggested that alexithymia might be a condition that patients acquired in order to avoid dealing with unwanted emotions (Panayiotou et al, 2015).…”

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Emotions, Alexithymia, and Emotion Regulation in Patients With Psoriasis

2020

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Psoriasis is a chronic dermatological condition that is frequently associated with problematic patterns of emotional reactivity (the way in which patients react to stimuli), alexithymia (their ability to recognize and label the emotional reaction), and emotion regulation (the ability to enhance or reduce their own emotional reaction). A research in the peer-reviewed scientific literature was conducted in order to identify articles describing the association of psoriasis and affective problems. In particular, we first evaluate studies that have investigated abnormal emotional reactivity (in terms of duration, frequency, or type of the experienced emotions) and its impact on patients' quality of life; next, we review the role of alexithymia and emotion regulation in modulating the relationship between emotional reactivity and quality of life in this population. From a critical analysis of the reviewed studies, we highlight that altered emotional processing might be particularly important in the characterization of this condition. In particular, we show that this condition is related to an emotional reactivity characterized by negative emotions that have a stronger impact on patients' quality of life when emotion regulation abilities are weak, especially if patients have alexithymia. Finally, we present suggestions for future directions in both clinical and research fields.

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Emotions, Alexithymia, and Emotion Regulation in Patients With Psoriasis

2020

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“…Studies on the horizontal comparison of psychological states among different skin diseases are rare. [ 14 – 16 ]…”

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Evaluation of life quality, anxiety, and depression in patients with skin diseases

Guo

Yu²,

Liu

et al. 2020

Medicine

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To investigate the incidence of skin diseases, the factors affecting the life quality, anxiety, and depression of patients with skin diseases and the correlation among the 3. A total of 1127 patients with skin diseases were selected online from March 2018 to June 2018. Logistic regression was used to analyze the factors influencing life quality, anxiety, and depression. Spearman rank correlation was used to analyze the correction among the life quality, anxiety, and depression. There was no significant difference in ethnicity, education, and time of question among patients ( P > .05). Sex ratio, age, marital status, and occupation were statistically significant difference among patients with different skin diseases ( P < .05). The life quality index of patients with psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, acne, steroid-dependent dermatitis, and alopecia were 11.96 ± 6.74, 9.84 ± 6.99, 11.57 ± 6.85, 13.86 ± 6.31, 7.86 ± 6.82, respectively. The differences were statistically significant ( P < .05). The main factors affecting quality of life included age, family history, and types of skin diseases. The age, ethnicity, education, and family history of skin diseases were the main factors affecting anxiety of patients with different skin diseases. Additionally, sex, marital status, education, and family history of skin diseases were the main factors influencing depression. Spearman rank correlation analysis showed that the life quality, anxiety, and depression were positively correlated. Psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, acne, steroid-dependent dermatitis, and alopecia have a certain impact on the life quality of most patients, and may cause different degrees of anxiety and depression.

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“…Hastalığın çocukluk çağı travmaları (Crosta ve ark. 2018), aleksitimi (Korkoliakou ve ark. 2017), stresle başa çıkma tarzları (Scharloo ve ark.…”

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Relationship of Alexithymia, Rumination and Coping Style with Psoriasis and Their Effects on The Clinical Features

Baysak¹,

Kılıç²,

Karagün³

et al. 2020

Turkish Journal of Psychiatry

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Psöriyazis hastalığında, psöriyatik plaklarda artış ile stres arasında ilişki olduğu gösterilmiştir. Psöriyazis, ayrıca yüksek aleksitimi düzeyleri ve stres ile de ilişkilidir. Depresyon ve çeşitli psikiyatrik hastalıklarda, ruminasyon ile hem hastalığın başlaması hem de süreğenleşmesi arasında ilişki olduğu bildirilmiştir. Bu çalışmada stresle ilişkili diğer bir faktör olan ruminasyon incelenmiştir. Yöntem: 96 psöriyazis hastası ve 93 sağlıklı kontrol çalışmaya alınmıştır. Katılımcıların tamamına Sosyodemografik Veri Formu, Toronto Aleksitimi Ölçeği, Stresle Başa Çıkma Tarzları Ölçeği, Ruminatif Düşünme Biçimi Ölçeği ve Hastane Anksiyete Depresyon Ölçeği uygulanmıştır. Hasta grubunda, psöriyatik plaklarda son 1 ayda artış olup olmadığı klinisyen tarafından kayıt altına alınmıştır. Bulgular: Hem hasta hem de kontrol grubunda ruminasyon puanları ile aleksitimi puanları (hasta grubu, r=0,47; p<0,01; kontrol grubu, r=0,38; p<0,01) ve çaresiz stresle başa çıkma tarzı puanları (hasta grubu, r=0,56; p<0,01; kontrol grubu, r=0,57; p<0,01) arasında anlamlı ilişki saptanmıştır. Depresyon ve anksiyete puanları kontrol edildiğinde hasta grubunda, ruminasyon puanları ile duyguları tanıma güçlüğü puanları (r=0,42; p<0,01), duyguları ifade güçlüğü puanları (r=0,25; p<0,05) ve çaresiz stresle başa çıkma becerileri puanları (r=0,41; p<0,01) arasında pozitif yönde anlamlı ilişki olduğu görülmüştür. Depresyon ve anksiyete puanları kontrol edildiğinde kontrol grubunda ise ruminasyon düzeyi ile duyguları tanıma güçlüğü puanları (r=0,27; p<0,05) ve çaresiz stresle başa çıkma becerileri puanları (r=0,42; p<0,01) arasında pozitif yönde anlamlı ilişki olduğu görülmüştür. Psöriyatik plaklarda son 1 ayda artış olan ve olmayan hastalar karşılaştırıldığında, ruminasyon puanları (p<0,01), duyguları ifade etmede güçlük puanları (p<0,05) ve toplam aleksitimi puanları (p<0,05) arasında anlamlı fark olduğu saptanmıştır. Sonuç: Psöriyaziste aleksitimi ve pasif stresle başa çıkma tarzlarının ruminasyon ile ilişkisi hastalık seyrini etkiliyor olabilir.

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Psychopathology and alexithymia in patients with psoriasis

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Emotions, Alexithymia, and Emotion Regulation in Patients With Psoriasis

Emotions, Alexithymia, and Emotion Regulation in Patients With Psoriasis

Evaluation of life quality, anxiety, and depression in patients with skin diseases

Relationship of Alexithymia, Rumination and Coping Style with Psoriasis and Their Effects on The Clinical Features

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