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Basic Principles of Dermatology Applied to Psychodermatology

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In this chapter, we present basic concepts of dermatology to articulate skin anatomy with clinical aspects in psychodermatology, with special emphasis on the morphological terms and the distribution of the lesions, of relevance for general medicine, helping to approach a patient presenting skin symptoms linked with psychopathology.

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Centre Hospitalier de Mouscron, Mouscron, Belgium

    Bárbara Roque Ferreira

  2. Centre for Philosophy of Sciences of the University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

    Bárbara Roque Ferreira

  3. Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences and Psychodermatology, Central Michigan University & CMU Medical Education Partners, Saginaw, MI, USA

    Mohammad Jafferany

  4. Wake Forest University, School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA

    Arsh Patel

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Roque Ferreira, B., Jafferany, M., Patel, A. (2020). Basic Principles of Dermatology Applied to Psychodermatology. In: The Essentials of Psychodermatology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45582-8_3

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