[Psychosomatic aspects of psoriasis]

Clinical, pathophysiological and etiopathogenetic aspects of the psoriasis vulgaris are reported. The role of the skin as a sensoric organ and its psychosomatic condition and significance in the sensoric (intentional) phase are described. Also it is discussed the proable role of the blood-vessels in initial psoriasic lesions. We tried to develop a psychodynamic model for Psoriasis vulgaris following a case-report of a psychoanalytic treatment of a patient with a first manifestation of Psoriasis Vulgaris. So the symptom is manifested in the main sensoric organ. In this process the probable significance of schizoid aggressive impulses is discussed.