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Primarily Psychogenic Dermatoses

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In purely psychogenic dermatoses, the psychiatric disorder is the primary aspect, and somatic findings arise secondarily. These are the direct consequences of psychological or psychiatric disorders. In dermatology, there are four main disorders with primarily psychiatric genesis. Disorders of Primarily Psychiatric Genesis

1. Self-inflicted dermatitis: dermatitis artefacta, dermatitis paraartefacta (disorder of impulse control), malingering

2. Dermatoses due to delusional disorders and hallucinations, such as delusions of parasitosis

3. Somatoform disorders

4. Dermatoses due to compulsive disorders

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