The knowledge, awareness, and practice patterns of dermatologists toward psychocutaneous disorders: results of a survey study

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 784-789

  Jafferany, Mohammad ^a   Stoep, Ann Vander ^b   Dumitrescu, Alin ^b   Hornung, Robin L ^b  

^a Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACNE; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; DELUSION; DEMOGRAPHY; DERMATOLOGIST; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROSIS; PARASITOSIS; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POSTAL MAIL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PSORIASIS; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOCUTANEOUS DISEASE; SKILL; TRICHOTILLOMANIA; UNITED STATES; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DERMATOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; SKIN DISEASE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DERMATOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 77954167097     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2009.04372.x     Document Type: Article

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