Functional itch disorder or psychogenic pruritus

Expert Review of Dermatology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 49-53

  Misery, Laurent ^a  

^a BREST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Functional; Itch; Pruritus; Psyche; Psychogenic; Skin

Indexed keywords

ANTIPRURITIC AGENT; CALCINEURIN INHIBITOR; CORTICOSTEROID; DOXEPIN; HYDROXYZINE; PSORALEN; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; FUNCTIONAL ITCH DISORDER; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; MENTAL DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; SOMATOFORM ITCH; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

EID: 40749156979     PISSN: 17469872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/17469872.3.1.49     Document Type: Article

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