Childhood trauma and resilience in psoriatic patients: A preliminary report
Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease with a complex etiology, involving the immune system, genetic factors, and external/internal triggers, with psychosomatic aspects. The aim of the study was to investigate childhood trauma and resilience in a psoriatic sample compared with healthy controls. Correlations between childhood trauma, resilience, quality of life, clinical data and psoriatic features were also evaluated.
Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Maria Luigia Crosta, Clara De Simone, Salvatore Di Pietro, Maria Teresa Acanfora, Giacomo Caldarola, Lorenzo Moccia, Antonino Callea, Isabella Panaccione, Ketty Peris, Lucio Rinaldi, Luigi Janiri, Marco Di Nicola Source Type: research