Appearance-related bullying and skin disorders

Title: Appearance-related bullying and skin disorders
Creator: Magin, Parker
Relation: Clinics in Dermatology Vol. 31, Issue 1, p. 67-71
Publisher Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clindermatol.2011.11.009
Publisher: Elsevier
Resource Type: journal article
Date: 2013
Description: Bullying encompasses verbal aggression, physical aggression, and social exclusion. It involves "harm-doing" that is carried out repeatedly, over time, and within a relationship, involving a power imbalance between the bully and the bullied. Being bullied may have considerable adverse sequelae, including psychologic or psychiatric harm. Much bullying is appearance-related, and it would be surprising if some individuals with skin disease were not bullied given the high visibility of skin diseases. The limited evidence available does suggest that individuals with skin disease, particularly those with acne, psoriasis, and atopic dermatitis, are often bullied, which can adversely affect them psychologically.
Subject: bullying; skin disorders; psychological harm
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1318189
Identifier: uon:23583
Identifier: ISSN:0738-081X
Language: eng
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