title: [Stigmatization. Consideration from a theological-dermatologic perspective].
abstract: Stigmatization is associated with considerable psychosocial impairment. Patients with chronic skin disease are especially prone to stigmatization and reduced quality of life. In contrast, patients with self-produced cutaneous artifacts receive an emotional response from family members and doctors. Stigmatization of a religious nature is always difficult for non-participants to understand. We focus on the suffering of the patient, using the example of a historical person, Saint Rita of Cascia, who bore a stigma on her forehead. We discuss why suffering is presented in this manner, and how salvation can be the positive effect of suffering.
authors.affiliation: Universitäts-Klinik für Dermatologie und Venerologie, Graz, Osterreich. elisabeth.aberer@meduni-graz.at
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Aberer
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Riedl
mesh_terms: D002835:Christianity; D003876:Dermatitis, Atopic / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D011287:Prejudice; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D013240:Stereotyping; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*