[Selected psychosomatic aspects of dermatologic practice]

In recent years, mental disorders and diseases have moved more and more into the focus of public attention and play an increasingly larger role in clinical practice. Dermatologists are familiar with the relationship between psyche and skin, but they not are only confronted with patients whose mental illness afflicts the skin, but also by those with problems of coping with serious and/or stigmatizing skin diseases. Furthermore, there are psychological influences on the course of various dermatologic diseases. The present article provides an overview over the complex interactions between mental and cutaneous disease and presents treatment options.