Environmental Psychodermatology: Stress, Environment and Skin

  • Katlein França
  • Aparecida Porto França
  • Reginaldo de França
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Abstract

The skin is responsible for protecting internal organs from noxious substances, including toxic chemicals, ultraviolet radiation and repeated exposure to water. It is an important interface between man and environment and is a portal of entry for different hazardous agents. Environmental stressors refer to biological, physical and chemical constraints on the productivity of species and on the development of ecosystems. Everyday life is full of environmental stressors that can cause skin diseases. This chapter presents the interesting and complex correlation between stress, environment and skin diseases.

Keywords

Environment Environmental Psychodermatology Environmental stressors Chemicals Insects 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Katlein França
    • 1
    • 2
  • Aparecida Porto França
    • 3
  • Reginaldo de França
    • 4
  1. 1.Centro Studi per la Ricerca Multidisciplinare e RigenerativaUniversità Degli Studi “G. Marconi”RomeItaly
  2. 2.Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral SciencesInstitute for Bioethics and Health Policy, University of Miami Miller School of MedicineMiamiUSA
  3. 3.Instituto Universitario Italiano de RosarioRosarioArgentina
  4. 4.Universidad de Buenos AiresBuenos AiresArgentina

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