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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Gieler, Uwe
• Consoli, Sylvie G
• Tomás-Aragones, Lucía
• Linder, Dennis M
• Jemec, Gregor B E
• Poot, Francoise
• Szepietowski, Jacek C
• de Korte, John
• Taube, Klaus-Michael
• Lvov, Andrey
• Consoli, Silla M

Titel

Self-inflicted lesions in dermatology: terminology and classification--a position paper from the European Society for Dermatology and Psychiatry (ESDaP)

Ist Teil von

• Acta dermato-venereologica, 2013-01, Vol.93 (1), p.4-12

Ort / Verlag

Sweden

Erscheinungsjahr

2013

Link zum Volltext

Quelle

EZB Electronic Journals Library

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The terminology, classification, diagnosis and treatment of self-inflicted dermatological lesions are subjects of open debate. The present study is the result of various meetings of a task force of dermatologists, psychiatrists and psychologists, all active in the field of psychodermatology, aimed at clarifying the terminology related to these disorders. A flow chart and glossary of terms and definitions are presented to facilitate the classification and management of self-inflicted skin lesions. Several terms are critically discussed, including: malingering; factitious disorders; Münchausen's syndrome; simulation; pathomimicry; skin picking syndrome and related skin damaging disorders; compulsive and impulsive skin picking; impulse control disorders; obsessive compulsive spectrum disorders; trichotillomania; dermatitis artefacta; factitial dermatitis; acne excoriée; and neurotic and psychogenic excoriations. Self-inflicted skin lesions are often correlated with mental disorders and/or patho-logical behaviours, thus it is important for dermatologists to become as familiar as possible with the psychiatric and psychological aspects underlying these lesions.