Psychodermatology: Knowledge, Awareness, Practicing Patterns, and Attitudes of Dermatologists in XXXX .

@entity1 @entity1665 @entity558 @entity1569 @entity233 @entity146 @entity111 @entity3490 @entity74
OBJECTIVE: Approximately, 1 in 3 @entity1 in dermatology settings has @entity146 comorbidity. Thus, we conducted a survey in @entity233 to explore the awareness, knowledge, practicing patterns, and attitudes of dermatologists toward @entity74 . METHOD: The questionnaire-based study was performed from @entity3490 , 2013, to May 20, 2013. Study @entity1 included 115 dermatologists. The questionnaire consisted of 9 multiple-choice questions and 2 open-ended questions. RESULTS: Of the 115 dermatologists in the study, 38 were @entity1 and 77 were @entity1 . More than 85% of dermatologists indicated that they examine > 30 @entity1 per week in their practice, while only 2% saw < 10 @entity1 per week. The most frequent @entity558 associated with @entity146 involvement seen by dermatologists was acne (49.1%). The top 3 diagnoses referred by dermatologists to psychiatrists were @entity1569 (42.6%), @entity1665 areata (38.2%), and @entity111 (27.8%). CONCLUSIONS: A need for collaboration between primary care, psychiatry, and dermatology disciplines in handling @entity1 with psychocutaneous conditions is widely accepted. Investigating the knowledge, attitudes, and awareness of dermatologists about @entity74 might contribute to the development of new educational strategies and elicit qualified biopsychosocial approaches.
