title: Resources for hyperhidrosis sufferers, patients, and health care providers.
abstract: The excessive sweating of hyperhidrosis creates profound psychosocial, professional, and financial burdens on the individual sufferer; it contributes to impaired self-worth and self-efficacy, decreased satisfaction in all relationships, avoidance of specific careers, and increased expenditures on everything from clothing to medical treatment. Despite morbidity equal to other well-known dermatologic conditions, hyperhidrosis has historically been underacknowledged and undertreated because of the lack of accessible, scientifically accurate information and dispersal of that information within patient and medical communities. Thankfully, the development of the Internet and the work of the not-for-profit International Hyperhidrosis Society (IHHS) have increased awareness of hyperhidrosis.
authors.affiliation: International Hyperhidrosis Society, 2560 Township Road, Suite B, Quakertown, PA 18951, USA. Electronic address: LJP@SweatHelp.org.
authors.forename: Lisa J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Pieretti
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000592:standards*; D006295:Health Resources / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D006945:Hyperhidrosis / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations
keywords: Antiperspirants; Botox reimbursement; Excessive sweating; Hyperhidrosis; Hyperhidrosis resources; Iontophoresis; Patient advocacy; Patient support