• 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 ...
    • 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 ...