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Principles of Psychotherapy Applied to the Psychodermatologic Disorders

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Evidence for the successful use of psychotherapy in managing mental health disorders and symptoms like itch for patients with skin conditions is growing. This chapter introduces common non-pharmacologic therapies used to treat patients with psychocutaneous diseases. Specific therapeutic interventions like cognitive behavioral therapy, habit reversal training, mindfulness, biofeedback, and hypnosis are discussed.

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

    Arsh Patel

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

    Mohammad Jafferany

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

    Bárbara Roque Ferreira

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

    Bárbara Roque Ferreira

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Patel, A., Jafferany, M., Roque Ferreira, B. (2020). Principles of Psychotherapy Applied to the Psychodermatologic Disorders. In: The Essentials of Psychodermatology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45582-8_12

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