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Stress does not worsen psoriasis?—a controlled study of 32 patients
Author(s) -
PAYNE ROSEMARY A.,
PAYNE C.M.E.ROWLAND,
MARKS R.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.1985.tb00564.x
Subject(s) - psoriasis , medicine , marital status , dermatology , population , environmental health
Summary Thirty‐two patients were investigated by postal questionnaire in order to study the relationship between psychological stress and exacerbations of psoriasis. Sixteen patients with psoriasis were matched for age, sex and marital status with 16 control patients suffering from small cutaneous neoplasms, viral warts and fungal infections. The evidence did not support a hypothesis that exacerbations of psoriasis follow stress.