• Body dysmorphia in common skin diseases: Results of an observational, cross-sectional multi-centre study among dermatological out-patients in 17 European countries 

      Schut, Christina; Dalgard, Florence; Bewley, Anthony; Evers, Andrea Walburga Maria; Gieler, Uwe; Lien, Lars; Sampogna, Francesca; Ständer, Sonja; Tomas-Aragones, Lucia; Vulink, Nienke; Finlay, Andrew Y.; Legat, Franz Josef; Titeca, Geraldine; Jemec, Gregor B.; Misery, Laurent; Szabó, Csanád; Grivcheva-Panovska, Vesna; Koulil, Saskia Spillekom-van; Balieva, Flora Nicol; Szepietöwski, Jacek Cezary; Reich, Adam; Ferreira, Barbara Roque; Lvov, Andrey; Romanov, Dimitry; Marron, Servando E; Gracia-Cazana, Tamara; Svensson, Å; Altunay, Ilknur K.; Thompson, Andrew; Zeidler, Claudia; Kupfer, Joerg (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Background: Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is a common psychiatric disorder associated with high costs for healthcare systems as patients may repeatedly ask for different, often not effective interventions. BDD symptoms ...
    • Impairment of Sexual Life in 3,485 Dermatological Outpatients From a Multicentre Study in 13 European Countries 

      Sampogna, Francesca; Abeni, Damiano; Gieler, Uwe; Tomas-Aragones, Lucia; Lien, Lars; Titeca, Geraldine; Jemec, Gregor B.E.; Misery, Laurent; Szabo, Csanad; Linder, Dennis; Evers, Andrea W M; Halvorsen, Jon Anders; Balieva, Flora Nicolaeva; Szepietowski, Jacek C.; Romanov, Dmitry; Marron, Servando E; Altunay, Ilknur K; Finlay, Andrew Y.; Salek, Sam S; Kupfer, Jörg; Dalgard, Florence J (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)
      Skin conditions may have a strong impact on patients’ sexual life, and thus influence personal relationships. Sexual issues are difficult to discuss directly in clinical practice, and a mediated instrument may be useful ...