Dermatitis artefacta and psychiatric illness: Brief review and case report

Introduction Psychodermatologic disorders are conditions involving an interaction between the mind and the skin. Dermatitis artefacta (DA), also known as factitial dermatitis, is a frequently unrecognized psychocutaneous illness, in which the patient creates skin lesions to satisfy the unconscious...

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Main Authors: C. Oliveira, F. Caldas, M. Gonçalves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2021-04-01
Series:European Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S092493382101628X/type/journal_article