Atopic dermatitis – Atopic Skin Disease

Why AtopicSkinDisease.com?

Jul 2, 2025

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…

What is atopic skin disease?

Jul 2, 2025

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…

Topical Tip #7: Using topical steroids

Jul 2, 2025

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VIDEO: A Behavioural Approach

Jul 1, 2025

The Combined Approach to atopic eczema is a successful treatment programme using a behavioural approach. It combines optimal conventional topical treatment with habit reversal, a very simple behaviour modification technique for the habitual scratching that causes chronic eczema. This presentation describes the programme for Adults and Older Children. A modified version is suitable for Younger…

Quality of Life & Atopic Eczema

Jul 1, 2025

Quality of Life effects are early benefits with The Combined Approach to atopic eczema For people with atopic eczema, there are important Quality of Life effects, on all the areas of life listed above. There are also important effects for significant others, in and outside the family. Assessment of these effects is important in understanding…

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