The borderline syndrome in psychosomatic dermatology Overview and case report

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 503-507

  Harth, W ^a   Mayer, K ^a   Linse, R ^a  

^a HELIOS KLINIKUM ERFURT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Borderline syndrome; Dermatology; Self manipulation; Skin

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BORDERLINE STATE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSCIOUSNESS; DERMATOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EGO STRENGTH; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FACE; FEMALE; FOOT; FRUSTRATION; HAND; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; HYPERHIDROSIS; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDER; LONG TERM CARE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; NEUROSIS; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOSIS; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SCRATCHING; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN INJURY; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

ADULT; BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; FACTITIOUS DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; SELF MUTILATION; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 3242779469     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2004.00965.x     Document Type: Article

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