Functional Factors in Common Dermatoses

Some psychological aspects of dermatosis.

“…An interesting observation that is pertinent here was made by Obermayer [7] when he suggested that psychogenic factors in dermatosis are much more widely accepted in practice than in theory by medical practitioners. To add some support to this, perhaps, is the report by Abramowitz [1] in which the helpful use of placebos along with catharis in dermatosis cases was described.…”

“…Although Obermayer [7] mentions it last in a graded list of the dermatoses in which there is demonstrable emotional disturbance, acne was selected as the manifestation of dermatosis to study in this investigation inasmuch as it is relatively common and more readily recognizable than the other forms of dermatosis. To make use of another area of dermatosis would have required medical diagnosis, an aid which was not immediately available to the author.…”