Atopic dermatitis, attachment and partnership: a psychodermatological case-control study of adult patients.
Adult patients with atopic dermatitis were examined from a psychodermatological perspective with respect to attachment attitudes and satisfaction with partnerships. In addition, the correlation between these variables and skin symptoms, as well as the skin-specific quality of life, was also studied. A total of 62 adult patients with atopic dermatitis were compared with a parallel control group with healthy skin (n = 62). There were significant correlations between the patients' attachment characteristics on the one hand and the detriment to skin-specific quality of life on the other. In contrast, partnership satisfaction was not as severely impaired as expected; however, it showed significant correlations with attachment attitudes.
Department of Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Giessen, Germany. Jan.Dieris-Hirche@klinikum-luedenscheid.de
Jan
J
Dieris-Hirche
Wolfgang E
WE
Milch
Jörg
J
Kupfer
Frank
F
Leweke
Uwe
U
Gieler
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001290:Attitude; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003876:Dermatitis, Atopic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009769:Object Attachment; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011788:Quality of Life; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D018454:Spouses / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult