How to improve the interface between dermatology and psychiatry: a review and expert suggestion regarding the management of delusional patients.

Autor: Starzyk T; Western University of Health Sciences, Lebanon, Oregon, USA., Koo J
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Dermatology online journal [Dermatol Online J] 2021 Oct 15; Vol. 27 (10). Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Oct 15.
DOI: 10.5070/D3271055620
Abstrakt: Psychodermatological problems are prevalent in dermatology practices. Among those, delusional infestation (DI) is the subject of one of the most challenging patient encounters practicing dermatologists may experience. This difficulty arises, at least partly, from the unavailability of psychiatric knowledge and skillset necessary to properly manage these patients, reflecting that most dermatology residency programs are unable to provide training in psychodermatology. This relates to the lack of faculty available with such expertise. This article reviews various suggestions made in the medical literature to try to improve this current unfortunate situation. However, the more common suggestion regarding organizing a multidisciplinary psychodermatologic clinic may be difficult to achieve as reflected by the scarcity of such clinics in the U.S. The authors offer alternative suggestions beyond the idea of organizing a multidisciplinary clinic.
Databáze: MEDLINE