Psoriatik hastalarda psikolojik semptomatoloji: Algılanan sosyal desteğin, duygusal başa çıkmanın ve psoriatik deneyimlerin açıklayıcı rolü

Psoriasis is a chronic, recurrent disorder characterized by heavily scaled plaques on skin. Psoriasis negatively affects patients' not only physical, but also emotional, psychological and social life. Therefore, interventions for those patients should be multidisciplinary as the disorder itself is multifaceted. Literature emphasizes the importance of psychological or psychosocial interventions for those patients to help them cope effectively with stress related to Psoriasis and to reduce psychiatric morbidity. With reference to the consideration that psoriatic patients are likely to experience distress related with their skin condition, the present study aims to examine the explanatory roles of perceived social support, emotional approach coping, and psoriatic experiences on psychological symptomatology among those patients. One hundred eighty six psoriatic patients participated in the current study. Participants were applied Demographical Information Form which includes questions about their condition in addition to demographics, Brief Symptom Inventory, Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, Emotional Approach Coping – State Form, and Psoriatic Experiences Scale. Correlation analyses, independent samples t-tests, One-Way analysis of variances (ANOVA), and hierarchical multiple regression analyses were performed through the aim of the present study. The results of the study, particularly, emphasize the significant roles of dangerousness perceptions related to Psoriasis, perceived social support from friends, emotional expression, distortion of body-image, and social isolation due to Psoriasis in explaining psychological symptomatology. The findings are expected to give advices to clinicians working with psoriatic patients.