Category: General
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Why AtopicSkinDisease.com?
How www.AtopicSkinDisease.com came about A new approach to treating atopic skin disease was introduced at The Daniel Turner Department of Dermatology at Westminster Hospital London in 1989. It is a combined approach, combining optimal conventional topical treatment of atopic eczema with the behaviour modification technique habit reversal to eliminate habitual scratching. Since its introduction it has…
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What is atopic skin disease?
Atopy is a condition a person is born with: it is constitutional. Atopy carries with it a possibility of getting asthma, hay fever, and eczema. This is called The Atopic Triad. Eczema and dermatitis are terms that can be used interchangeably for a particular type of skin inflammation. It occurs with atopy, and also without: when it…
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Foreword
Dr John Cotterill, co-founder of the European Society for Dermatology and Psychiatry, writes about the significance of the collaboration of two dermatologists, Dr Richard Staughton in the UK and Dr Peter Noren in Sweden, with UK psychiatrist Dr Christopher Bridgett. Dr Christopher Bridgett, Psychiatrist with Dr Peter Noren and Dr Richard Staughton, Dermatologists, meeting at Chelsea…
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Topical Tip #1: Apply emollient sparingly!
Those who swim long distances in cold water cover themselves with grease to keep warm This is not a good idea when applying a moisturiser to eczema. Then the purpose of the moisturiser, or emollient, is to provide insulation against water loss – otherwise the skin dries too quickly. A very thin layer of grease…
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“Behavioural dermatology – The Combined Approach to atopic eczema”
from exchange National Eczema Society Members’ Magazine MARCH 2011 pp20-22 Behavioural medicine – of which behavioural dermatology is a part – links medicine with human behaviour, in order to both improve our understanding of physical illness, and therefore improve its treatment. Behavioural medicine takes account of the behaviour of everyone involved – those…
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Bill Gould talks to DrB
On engagement: An interview with William M Gould MD William M Gould MD is a graduate of Yale Medical School and has a dermatological practice in Palo Alto, California. He is an Adjunct Clinical Professor at Stanford University, and for many years has had a special interest in psychocutaneous medicine. He is a founding member and former…
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What is behavioural medicine?
There is more to medicine than diagnosis and treatment.Behavioural medicine emphasizes the importance of a broader remit,in order to achieve the best results. Behavioural medicine – of which behavioural dermatology is a part – links medicine with human behaviour, in order to both improve our understanding of physical illness, and therefore improve its treatment. Behavioural…
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How can I count scratching when I am asleep? How does habit reversal help with this?
Scratching during sleep is common for people with atopic eczema. When it is happening it may not disturb the sleep of the person concerned, though it can be very disturbing for anyone sharing the same bed. In the morning blood on the sheets and newly damaged skin are clear evidence of what has been happening…
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The Experience of the Patient
Learning how to help people to help themselves As a practitioner I am a psychiatrist, not a dermatologist. All medical and nursing practitioners will have both psychiatry and dermatology as part of their basic training, but specialization later means that we learn a great deal more in one field at the expense of the other.…