Questão de pele: análise dos fenômenos psicológicos na psoríase e seu tratamento sob a perspectiva da psicologia analítica

Abstract

The separation between body and psyche in the current context, specially when looking at organic diseases, always aroused my curiosity. When thinking about these diseases, the appreciation of biological aspects over other relevant areas of knowledge is something that frequently occurs. Psychological and social aspects may also be useful to comprehend organic diseases. In this regard, studies are highlighting the combination between these fields, and the term Psychosomatics is used to describe this approach, despite it reinforcing their separation. Nevertheless, the use of the term is important when we look at the human being from a holistic point of view. The main goal of this study is to analyze the psychological aspects in the manifestation and treatment of patients with psoriasis, a skin disease. Although studies in this field are rather limited, they show positive results when medical treatments are associated with psychotherapeutic methods. This study makes use of the theoretical basis of jungian analytical psychology and points out empirical findings’ reviews of psychotherapeutic methods applied on patients with psoriasis. Studies associating jungian analytical psychology with these treatments were not found, which shows an opportunity for the development of new studies with this approach