Abstract

AGRANATTI, A.F. et al. Alexithymia and Psoriasis a review. Rev. argent. dermatol. [online]. 2019, vol.100, n.4, pp.41-50. ISSN 1851-300X.

Psoriasis is considered a Psychosomatic disease. It is associated with several comorbidities, not only somatic but also psychiatric and psychological, such as anxiety and depression. Historically, this cutaneous disease has been associated with environmental factors including stress.

Recent studies reported that psychological aspects of the patient such as personality traits, including alexithymia, may be more important in the course of the pathology than a stressor factor. Patients affected by psoriasis and alexithymia may be more vulnerable to stress, and this association would be one of the reasons for the disease exacerbations.

There is a high prevalence between alexithymia and psoriasis. In accordance with the reviewed articles, alexithymia is related with poor quality of life, abnormal perception of the illness, somatic and psychiatric comorbidities, worse prognosis and vulnerability to stress influence.

The intention of this review is to bring an update of the impact of alexithymia in patients affected by psoriasis.

Keywords : Alexithymia; psychological and psychiatric comorbidities.

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