GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY IN ADULT ATOPIC ECZEMA
- 1 December 1954
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Dermatology
- Vol. 70 (6) , 767-781
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archderm.1954.01540240073008
Abstract
THIS STUDY grew out of a psychiatric appraisal of a group of 30 adult atopic eczema patients previously reported.1 That project has been extended to include over 50 subjects and is still in progress. It was understood from the beginning that this is no novel approach to the problem. Numerous dermatologists, psychiatrists, and allergists* have asked and attempted to answer questions about the psychological aspects of this disease, and psychotherapy has been previously used in its management.† The dermatologist in this study has been singularly impressed by the similarity in behavior and demeanor of the atopic eczema patients encountered in private and clinic practice. The psychiatrists, too, after studying a fair number of them were struck by the fact that they had personality and character traits in common to a point that was significant—considering that they were selected only on the basis of having the same cutaneous disorder. ItKeywords
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