Inflammatory and sensory skin disorders are significantly affected by stress and emotion. Griesemer (1978), who was both a dermatologist and a psychiatrist, developed an index of the effect of ...

Urticaria affects 10% to 25% of the population at some point in their life (Henderson, Fleischer, & Feldman, 2000). It is characterized by short-lived swellings of the skin, mouth, and genitalia ...