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  • Title: Use of a diary technique to investigate psychosomatic relations in atopic dermatitis.
    Author: King RM, Wilson GV.
    Journal: J Psychosom Res; 1991; 35(6):697-706. PubMed ID: 1791583.
    Abstract:
    Previous research on the relationship between stress and atopic dermatitis has employed retrospective approaches such as interviews and measurement of life events and daily hassles. These studies have yielded inconsistent results. In the current study, 50 atopic dermatitis sufferers completed a diary for a fortnight, recording their daily emotional states and skin condition. The results of meta-analyses indicated that both interpersonal stress and depression were significantly related to changes in skin condition. Meta-analyses of lag sequential analyses indicated that interpersonal stress on Day X predicted skin condition on Day X + 1 and that this relationship was reciprocal. Depression was predicted by the skin condition of the previous day but this relationship was not reciprocal. These results were integrated and their implications for psychosomatic relationships between stress, depression, and atopic dermatitis were discussed.
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