title: Dermatological rehabilitation.
abstract: Chronic and chronically recurring diseases often cannot be treated causally and usually lead to a considerable impairment in social and occupational participation. In order to deal appropriately with such restrictions, a more comprehensive therapeutic approach is required in the sense of a bio-psychosocial model of disease and health which serves as the basis for modern dermatological rehabilitation. Multimodal, quality-controlled dermatological rehabilitation gives patients with chronic skin diseases a treatment option that goes beyond the primarily symptom-oriented outpatient care provided by office-based physicians and the acute care of inpatient facilities. This paper presents the complex opportunities offered by dermatological rehabilitation. The aim of this paper is to put dermatologists working in the practical field in a position to help their patients with chronic skin diseases to realize their statutory right to participate in society. For this purpose, it will impart the understanding of medical rehabilitation that is necessary so that the dermatologist in charge can advise his or her patient competently, in order to successfully arrange for the corresponding care appropriate to the indication and taking into account personal circumstances and insurance-related requirements.
authors.affiliation: Ostseeklinik Kühlungsborn, Ostseebad Kühlungsborn, Germany. w.nuernberg@ostseeklinik-kuehlungsborn.de
authors.forename: Wolf
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Nürnberg
authors.forename: Jochen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wehrmann
authors.forename: Kristine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Breuer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy / Q000523:psychology; D017281:Cost of Illness; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D009313:National Health Programs; D010351:Patient Discharge; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011786:Quality Control; D012047:Rehabilitation Centers; D012050:Rehabilitation, Vocational; D012803:Sick Role; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012931:Social Environment; D057545:Social Stigma; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*