• 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 ...
    • A cross-sectional study on gender differences in body dysmorphic concerns in patients with skin conditions in relation to sociodemographic, clinical and psychological variables 

      Sampogna, Francesca; Samela, Tonia; Abeni, Damiano; Schut, Christina; Kupfer, Joerg; Bewley, Antony P.; Finlay, Andrew Y.; Gieler, Uwe; Thompson, AR; Gracia-Cazana, Tamara; Balieva, Flora Nicol; Ferreira, Barbara Roque; Jemec, Gregor B.; Lien, Lars; Misery, Laurent; Marron, Servando E.; Ständer, Sonja; Zeidler, Claudia; Szabo, C.; Szepietowski, Jacek; Reich, Adam; Svensson, Åke; Altunay, Ilknur K.; Legat, Franz J.; Grivcheva-Panovska, Vesna; Romanov, Dmitry V.; Lvov, Andrey; Titeca, Geraldine; Vulink, Nienke C.; Tomás-Aragones, Lucia; Van Beugen, Sylvia; Evers, Andrea W.M.; Dalgard, Florence (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Background Dysmorphic concern is an overconcern with an imagined or slight defect in physical appearance that can be a symptom of body dysmorphic disorder (BDD). Appearance-related concerns are frequently reported by people ...
    • Dermatological patients with itch report more stress, stigmatization experience, anxiety and depression compared to patients without itch: Results from a European multi-centre study 

      Zeidler, Claudia; Kupfer, Joerg; Dalgard, Florence; Bewley, A.; Evers, Andrea W. M.; Gieler, U.; Lien, Lars; Sampogna, Francesca; Aragones, Lucia Tomas; Vulink, Nienke C.; Finlay, Andrew Y.; Legat, Franz J.; Titeca, Geraldine; Jemec, Gregor B.; Misery, Laurent; Szabo, C.; Panovska, V. Grivcheva; Spillekom van Koulil, S.; Balieva, Flora Nicol; Szepietowski, J.C.; Reich, A.; Ferreira, B. R.; Lvov, Andrey; Romanov, Dimitry; Marrón, Servando E.; Gracia Cazana, T.; Elyas, Amna; Altunay, Ilknur K.; Thompson, AR; Van Beugen, Sylvia; Ständer, S; Schut, Christina (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Background: Itch as the most common symptom in dermatology has been shown to be related to psychological factors such as stress, anxiety and depression. Moreover, associations were found between perceived stigmatization ...
    • Perceived Stigmatization among Dermatological Outpatients Compared with Controls: An Observational Multicentre Study in 17 European Countries 

      Van Beugen, Sylvia; Schut, Christina; Kupfer, Jörg; Bewley, Antony P.; Finlay, Andrew Y.; Gieler, Uwe; Thompson, Andrew R.; Grazia-Cazaña, Tamara; Balieva, Flora Nicol; Ferreira, Bárbara R; Jemec, Gregor B.; Lien, Lars; Misery, Laurent; Marron, Servando E.; Ständer, Sonja; Zeidler, Claudia; Szabó, Csanád; Szepietowski, Jacek C.; Reich, Adam; Elyas, Amna; Altunay, Ilknur K.; Legat, Franz J.; Grivcheva-Panovska, Vesna; Romanov, Dmitry V.; Lvov, Andrey N.; Titeca, Géraldine; Sampogna, Francesca; Vulink, Nienke C.; Tomás-Aragones, Lucia; Evers, Andrea W M; Dalgard, Florence (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Perceived stigmatization places a large psychosocial burden on patients with some skin conditions. Little is known about the experience of stigmatization across a wide range of skin diseases. This observational cross-sectional ...