• Body dysmorphia in common skin diseases: Results of an observational, cross-sectional multi-centre study among dermatological out-patients in 17 European countries 

      Schut, Christina; Dalgard, Florence; Bewley, Anthony; Evers, Andrea Walburga Maria; Gieler, Uwe; Lien, Lars; Sampogna, Francesca; Ständer, Sonja; Tomas-Aragones, Lucia; Vulink, Nienke; Finlay, Andrew Y.; Legat, Franz Josef; Titeca, Geraldine; Jemec, Gregor B.; Misery, Laurent; Szabó, Csanád; Grivcheva-Panovska, Vesna; Koulil, Saskia Spillekom-van; Balieva, Flora Nicol; Szepietöwski, Jacek Cezary; Reich, Adam; Ferreira, Barbara Roque; Lvov, Andrey; Romanov, Dimitry; Marron, Servando E; Gracia-Cazana, Tamara; Svensson, Å; Altunay, Ilknur K.; Thompson, Andrew; Zeidler, Claudia; Kupfer, Joerg (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Background: Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is a common psychiatric disorder associated with high costs for healthcare systems as patients may repeatedly ask for different, often not effective interventions. BDD symptoms ...
    • Classification of psychodermatological disorders: Proposal of a new international classification 

      Ferreira, Bárbara Roque; Vulink, Nienke; Mostaghimi, Ladan; Jafferany, Mohammad; Balieva, Flora Nicol; Gieler, Uwe; Poot, Françoise; Reich, Adam; Romanov, Dmitry; Szepietowski, Jacek C.; Tomas-Aragones, Lucia; Campos, Ricardo; Tausk, Francisco; Zipser, Marie; Bewley, Anthony; Misery, Laurent (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Currently, psychodermatological disorders are classified under different criteria exhibiting several limitations, and no single universal classification system exists. Herein, we discuss previous suggested classifications ...
    • Exploring the EQ-5D Dimension of Pain/Discomfort in Dermatology Outpatients from a Multicentre Study in 13 European Countries 

      Sampogna, Francesca; Abeni, Damiano; Balieva, Flora Nicol; Gieler, Uwe; Aragones, Lucia Tomas; Poot, Françoise; Jemec, Gregor Borut Ernst; Szabo, Csanad; Linder, Dennis; von Middendorp, H; Lien, Lars; Halvorsen, Jon Anders; Szepietöwski, Jacek C.; Romanov, Dmitry; Marron, Servando E; Altunay, Ilknur K.; Finlay, Andrew Y.; Salek, Sam S; Kupfer, Jörg; Misery, Laurent; Dalgard, Florence (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Pain and discomfort are important symptoms in dermatology. The aim of this cross-sectional, multicentre study was to describe the prevalence of pain/discomfort and its associations in patients with several dermatological ...
    • Itch and Mental Health in Dermatological Patients across Europe: A Cross-Sectional Study in 13 Countries 

      Dalgard, Florence; Svensson, Åke; Halvorsen, Jon Anders; Gieler, Uwe; Schut, Christina; Aragones, Lucia Tomas; Lien, Lars; Balieva, Flora Nicol; Poot, Françoise; Jemec, Gregor B E; Misery, Laurent; Szabo, Csanad; Linder, Dennis; Sampogna, Francesca; Koulil, Saskia Spillekom-van; Szepietöwski, Jacek C.; Lvov, Andrey; Marron, Servando E; Altunay, Ilknur K; Finlay, Andrew Y.; Salek, Sam S; Kupfer, Jörg (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-03)
      Itch is a highly prevalent and multidimensional symptom. We aimed to analyze the association between itch and mental health in dermatological patients. This multicenter study is observational and cross-sectional and was ...
    • Perceived Stigmatization among Dermatological Outpatients Compared with Controls: An Observational Multicentre Study in 17 European Countries 

      Van Beugen, Sylvia; Schut, Christina; Kupfer, Jörg; Bewley, Antony P.; Finlay, Andrew Y.; Gieler, Uwe; Thompson, Andrew R.; Grazia-Cazaña, Tamara; Balieva, Flora Nicol; Ferreira, Bárbara R; Jemec, Gregor B.; Lien, Lars; Misery, Laurent; Marron, Servando E.; Ständer, Sonja; Zeidler, Claudia; Szabó, Csanád; Szepietowski, Jacek C.; Reich, Adam; Elyas, Amna; Altunay, Ilknur K.; Legat, Franz J.; Grivcheva-Panovska, Vesna; Romanov, Dmitry V.; Lvov, Andrey N.; Titeca, Géraldine; Sampogna, Francesca; Vulink, Nienke C.; Tomás-Aragones, Lucia; Evers, Andrea W M; Dalgard, Florence (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Perceived stigmatization places a large psychosocial burden on patients with some skin conditions. Little is known about the experience of stigmatization across a wide range of skin diseases. This observational cross-sectional ...
    • Perceived stress in patients with inflammatory and non-inflammatory skin conditions. An observational controlled study among 255 Norwegian dermatological outpatients 

      Balieva, Flora Nicol; Schut, Christina; Kupfer, Jörg; Lien, Lars; Misery, Laurent; Sampogna, Francesca; van Euler, Love; Dalgard, Florence (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Background Inflammation may increase stress, while stress may promote inflammation. Most dermatological conditions are chronic and inflammatory, while some, such as cancer, naevi and tumours are non-inflammatory, but may ...
    • Risk of developing psychiatric disease among adult patients with skin disease: A 9-year national register follow-up study in Norway 

      Balieva, Flora Nicol; Abebe, Dawit Shawel; Dalgard, Florence; Lien, Lars (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      The existing association between skin disease and psychiatric comorbidity has gained attention during the last decades. Stress and mental illness can directly or indirectly affect skin disease, while dermatological conditions, ...
    • Treatment Preferences in Young Adults with Moderate to Severe Psoriasis: A Qualitative Study from the Nordic Countries 

      Balieva, Flora Nicol; Catton, Louise; Claréus, Birgitta W.; Danielsen, Kjersti; Fierens, Frederik; Iversen, Lars; Koulu, Leena; Osmanecevic, Amra; Pasternack, Rafael; Skov, Lone (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Introduction The purpose of this study is to explore treatment preferences and identify patient characteristics in young bio-naive adults with moderate to severe psoriasis in the Nordic countries (Norway, Finland, Sweden, ...