Experiences of stigmatization play a role in mediating the impact of disease severity on quality of life in psoriasis patients

Abstract

The results of this study indicate that psoriasis patients experience higher levels of stigmatization than do other dermatological patients, and that these EOS mediate the association between disease severity and patients' reported low levels of QOL. Treatment of psoriatic patients should consider these results and should include tools for psychosocial intervention.