title: Further comments on psoriasis and personality disorders.
abstract: Fukunishi and Berger have recently criticized a paper on psoriasis by Rubino, Sonnino, Pezzarossa, Ciani, and Bassi. Their criticisms are analyzed and further data are presented, showing significantly higher frequencies of elevated scores on personality scales in patients with psoriasis, also when another dermatologic disfiguring condition (chronic urticaria) is taken as control.
authors.affiliation: Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Rubino
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Zanna
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000523:psychology*; D011594:Psychometrics; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012803:Sick Role; D014581:Urticaria / Q000523:psychology