Sex and the skin: A qualitative study of patients with acne, psoriasis and atopic eczema

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 454-462

  Magin, Parker ^a   Heading, Gaynor ^b   Adams, Jon ^c   Pond, Dimity ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acne vulgaris; Eczema; Psoriasis; Sexual behaviour

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUALITY; SKIN DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUALITY; SKIN DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955134594     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2010.484463     Document Type: Article

References (28)

1. Al-Mazeedi, K., El-Shazly, M., & Al-Ajmi, H.S. (2006). Impact of psoriasis on quality of life in Kuwait. International Journal of Dermatology, 45, 418-424.
2. Basson, R., & Schultz, W.W. (2007). Sexual sequelae of general medical disorders. Lancet, 369(9559), 409-424.
3. Ermertcan, A.T. (2009). Sexual dysfunction in dermatological diseases. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, 23(9), 999-1007.
4. Feldman, S., Behnam, S.M., Behnam, S.E., & Koo, J.Y. (2005). Involving the patient: Impact of inflammatory skin disease and patient-focused care. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 53, S78-S85.
5. Finlay, A. (1996). Measures of the effect of adult severe atopic eczema on quality of life. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, 7(7), 149-154.
6. Gaikwad, R., Deshpande, S., Raje, S., Dhamdhere, D.V., & Ghate, M.R. (2006). Evaluation of functional impairment in psoriasis. Indian Journal of Dematology , Venereology and Leprology, 72, 37-40.
7. Gupta, M.A., & Gupta, A.K. (1997). Psoriasis and sex: A study of moderately to severely affected patients. International Journal of Dermatology, 36, 259-262.
8. Gupta, M.A., & Gupta, A.K. (2003). Psychiatric and psychological co-morbidity in patients with dermatologic disorders: Epidemiology and management. American Journal of Clinical Dermatology, 4, 833-842.
9. Gurel, M.S., Yanik, M., Simsek, Z., Kati, M., & Karaman, A. (2005). Quality of life instrument for Turkish people with skin diseases. International Journal of Dermatology, 44, 933-938.
10. Heseltine, G.F. (1963). The site of onset of eczema and personality trait differences: An exploratory study. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 7, 241-246.
11. Hoare, C., Li Wan Po, A., & Williams, H. (2000). Systematic review of treatments for atopic eczema. Health Technology Assessment, 4(37), 1-191.
12. Ingersoll, T.S., Norvilitis, J.M., Zhang, J., Jia, S., & Tetewsky, S. (2008). Reliability and validity of the Fear of Intimacy Scale in China. Journal of Personality Assessment, 90(3), 270-279.
13. Jobling, R., & Naldi, L. (2006). Assessing the impact of psoriasis and the relevance of qualitative research. Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 126(7), 1438-1440.
14. Lim, C.C., & Tan, T.C. (1991). Personality, disability and acne in college students. Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, 16, 371-373.
15. Long, C.C., Funnell, C.M., Collard, R., & Finlay, A.Y. (1993). What do members of the National Eczema Society really want? Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, 18(6), 516-522.
16. Magin, P., Adams, J., Heading, G., & Pond, D. (2009). Patients with skin disease and their relationship with their doctors: Results of a qualitative study of acne, psoriasis and eczema. Medical Journal of Australia, 190, 62-64.
17. Magin, P., Adams, J., Heading, G., Pond, D., & Smith, W. (2006). Psychological sequelae of acne vulgaris: Results of a qualitative study. Canadian Family Physician, 52(8), 978-979.
18. Magin, P., Adams, J., Heading, G., Pond, D., & Smith, W. (2009). The psychological sequelae of psoriasis: Results of a qualitative study. Psychology, Health and Medicine, 14, 150-161.
19. Magin, P., Pond, D., Smith, W., Watson, A., & Goode, S. (2008). A cross-sectional study of psychological morbidity in patients with acne, psoriasis and atopic dermatitis in specialist dermatology and general practices. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, 22, 1435-1444.
20. McNally, N.J., Phillips, D.R., & Williams, H.C. (1998). Focus groups in dermatology. Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, 23, 195-200.
21. Mercan, S., Altunay, I., Demir, B., Akpinar, A., & Kayaoglu, S. (2008). Sexual dysfunctions in patients with neurodermatitis and psoriasis. Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy, 34(2), 160-168.
22. Metz, D., & Jemec, G. (1996). Coping and psoriasis-A framework for targeted intervention. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, 6, 27-31.
23. Ramsay, B., & O'Reagan, M. (1988). A survey of the social and psychological effects of psoriasis. British Journal of Dermatology, 118, 195-201.
24. Sampogna, F., Gisondi, P., Tabolli, S., & Abeni, D. (2007). Impairment of sexual life in patients with psoriasis. Dermatology, 214(2), 144-150.
25. Tindle, D., Denver, K., & Lilley, F. (2009). Identity, image, and sexuality in young adults with cancer. Seminars in Oncology, 36(3), 281-288.
26. Turel Ermertcan, A., Temeltas, G., Deveci, A., Dinc, G., & Durkcan, S. (2006). Sexual dysfunction in patients with psoriasis. Journal of Dermatology, 33, 11.
27. Wahl, A.G., Gjengedal, E., & Hanestad, B.R. (2002). The bodily suffering of living with psoriasis: In-depth interviews with 22 hospitalised patients with psoriasis. Qualitative Health Research, 12, 250-261.
28. Young, M. (2005). The psychological and social burdens of psoriasis. Dermatology Nursing, 17, 15-19.