Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Review
. 2020 May;33(3):e13385.
doi: 10.1111/dth.13385. Epub 2020 Apr 20.

Psychotropic drugs in dermatology: A dermatologist's approach and choice of medications

Mohammad Jafferany  1 , Caroline Stamu-O'Brien  2 , Ruzanna Mkhoyan  3 , Arsh Patel  4
Affiliations
Review

Psychotropic drugs in dermatology: A dermatologist's approach and choice of medications

Mohammad Jafferany et al. Dermatol Ther. 2020 May.

Abstract

Psychiatric symptoms in dermatology practice are increasingly being recognized. The use of psychiatric medications by dermatologist is dealt with caution and uncertainty in several psychodermatological conditions. Several skin conditions are associated with anxiety, depression, and obsessive-compulsive symptoms. Some conditions such as delusion of parasitosis require antipsychotic medication treatment. Keeping in mind the importance of psychotropic medications and its use in dermatology, following brief review will familiarize dermatologists about the ease of understanding and prescribing psychotropic medications to help their patients with psychiatric symptoms and increase the compliance in treatment.

Keywords: medicine; psychocutaneous; psychodermatology; psychotropics.

PubMed Disclaimer

References

REFERENCES

    1. Chen Y, Lyga J. Brain-skin connections: stress, inflammation and skin aging. Inflamm Allergy Drug Targets. 2014;13:177-190.
    1. Basavaraj KH, Navya MA, Rashmi R. Relevance of psychiatry in dermatology: present concepts. Indian J Psychiatr. 2010;52(3):270-275.
    1. Jafferany M. Psychodermatology: a guide to understand common psychocutaneous disorders. Prim Care Companion J Clin Psychiatry. 2007;9(3):203-213.
    1. Wang J, Wu X, Lai W, et al. Pevalenceof depression and depressive symptoms among outpatients: a systematic review and meta-nalysis. BMJ Open. 2017;7(8):e017173.
    1. Sani G, Gualtieri I, Paolini M, et al. Drug treatment of trichotillomania (hair-pulling disorder), excoriation (skin-picking) disorder, and nail-biting (Onychophagia). Curr Neuropharmacol. 2019;17(8):775-786.

Substances

LinkOut - more resources