Adjustment Disorders Among Patients with Atopic Dermatitis (2nd Report): Psychiatric Intervention to Two Patients

Abstract

Two patients with atopic dermatitis who were diagnosed with “adjustment disorders” or “psychological factors affecting medical conditions” were treated by dermatologists and psychiatrists in cooperation. Psychological interventions were performed on those patients. It seems to be important to dermatologists to pay attention to the social stigma deriving from dermatitis, which itself can be a stressor, to understand the psychological characteristics of patients with dermatitis, and then to try to develop each patient’s abilities to cope with stressors.