Review article
The psychosocial burden of urticaria
Helena Jerković
Iva Bešlić
Diana Česić
Mirna Šitum
Abstract
Urticaria is one of the most common dermatologic allergic diseases, but also holds a significant psycho- social burden due to possible long duration, frequent relapses, unknown cause or trigger and resistance to applied therapy. Many patients associate the onset and worsening of the disease with stressful experi- ences indicating it can be a psychosomatic disease within the psychoneuroimmunological approach. Apart from that, urticaria greatly affects the quality of life (QoL) of patients, disrupts their daily lives in all aspects, and is a dermatological disease with one of the highest prevalence of psychiatric comor- bidities. Therefore, in this review article we discuss why a multidisciplinary approach, which includes both biological, psychological and social aspects of the disease, must be acknowledged for effective treatment. Finally, we provide suggestions for clinical management of patients suffering from urticaria.
Keywords
Psychoneuroimmunology; psychosocial intervention; quality of life; urticaria
Hrčak ID:
269893
URI
Publication date:
27.12.2021.
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