Psychological distress and investment in one's appearance in patients with pemphigus

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 285-289

  Mazzotti, E ^a   Mozzetta, A ^b   Antinone, V ^b   Alfani, S ^c   Cianchini, G ^a   Abeni, D ^c  

^a LABORATORIO DI PATOLOGIA VASCOLARE   (Italy)

^b Servizio di Psicologia Clinica e Psicoterapia Psicosomatica   (Italy)

^c Laboratorio di Ricerca sui Servizi Sanitari   (Italy)

Author keywords

body image; pemphigus; physical appearance; psychological distress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; APPEARANCE SCHEMAS INVENTORY; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEMPHIGUS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGED; BODY IMAGE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEMPHIGUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 79751475379     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2010.03780.x     Document Type: Article

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