Assessing illness-related stress in psoriasis: The psychometric properties of the psoriasis life stress inventory

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 467-475

  Fortune, Donal G ^a,b   Main, Chris J ^a   O'Sullivan, Teresa M ^a,b   Griffiths, Christopher E M ^b  

^a HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Psoriasis; Psychometric evaluation; Psychosocial effects; Stigma; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXPERIENCE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSORIASIS; PSYCHOMETRY; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STRESS;

EID: 0030942727     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3999(97)00036-6     Document Type: Article

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