title: Psychosomatic factors in dermatology: special perspectives for application in clinical practice.
abstract: The identification of psychosomatic factors in dermatology has always been one of the principal themes in the history of this field and in the personal experience and research of the author. After a brief review of some of the milestones in the area of psychosomatic factors in dermatology, the author presents the criteria dictated by clinical experience, in the absence to date of more precise scientific data, for the individuation of such psychosomatic factors in clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy. epanconesi@dada.it
authors.forename: Emiliano
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Panconesi
mesh_terms: D003880:Dermatology; D006801:Humans; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*