ReviewActa dermato-venereologica2020
Itch and Psyche: Bilateral Associations.
Review in Acta dermato-venereologica, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Pruritus associated with systemic sclerosis: a systematic review of treatment-based clinical trials.Rheumatology international · 2026Pooled it
- Psychosomatic Burden and Childhood Trauma in Chronic Pruritus without Primary Dermatosis or Systemic Disease: A Case-control Study.Acta dermato-venereologica · 2026Article
- Breaking the vicious cycle: a bibliometric and visual analysis of the bidirectional relationship between pruritus and negative emotions.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Review
- Experimental acute muscle pain and itch induce similar inhibitory effects on corticospinal excitability.Pain reports · 2025Article
- Chronic Pruritus in Older Adults: Prevalence, Associations, and Pruritus-specific Quality of Life.Acta dermato-venereologica · 2025Article
- Chronic Itch Affects Patients' Ability to Experience Pleasure: Anhedonia in Itchy Disorders.Acta dermato-venereologica · 2024Article
- The Psychology of Atopic Dermatitis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
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- Prevalence and Characteristics of Itch and Pain in Patients Suffering from Chronic Hand Eczema.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Prevalence, Intensity and Psychosocial Burden of Acne Itch: Two Different Cohorts Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
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- Itch in the era of COVID-19 pandemic: An unfolding scenario.Dermatologic therapy · 2020Review
- Face Mask-induced Itch: A Self-questionnaire Study of 2,315 Responders During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Acta dermato-venereologica · 2020Article
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Abstract
Beginning from embryological development, skin and psyche are closely related to physiological state regardless of age. Altering the homeostasis of one of these components impacts on the other, thereby substantiating that the relationship between itch and psyche is bilateral. Itch has a complex pathogenesis, which involves the peripheral and central nervous systems, as well as various inflammatory mediators. This paper reviews key aspects of itch pathogenesis, relevant associations with stress, the contagiousness of itch, psychological and psychiatric considerations related to itch, and the burden of itch with respect to impairment of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and stigmatization. Despite the fact that itch-psyche associations still pose many questions, current knowledge supports the role of a holistic, interdisciplinary approach to these patients in order to improve their well-being.
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