부산대학교 도서관

This section is an overview of psychodermatology in Japan. Because skin locates at the interface of the body and environment, it holds strong psychosomatic correlation. The relationship between skin disorders and psychology will be categorized as follows ; psychosomatic diseases, psychological abnormalities caused by disfiguring skin diseases, skin disorders induced by psychological diseases, and others. The history of the psychosomatic dermatology in Japan and the development of Japanese Society of Psychosomatic Dermatology are noted and the future task of the society is discussed.