The Essentials of Psychodermatology (PDF)

Dr. Mohammad Jafferany, is Clinical Associate Professor at Central Michigan University and Director Psychodermatology Clinic. He has combined training in Dermatology and Psychiatry. He is past president and current Executive Secretary of Association for Psychocutaneous Medicine of North America. He has more than 50 scholarly texts and publications to his credit on various psychodermatologic topics. He is the co-editor and author of books on Pediatric Psychodermatology, Geriatric Psychodermatology, Stress and skin disorders, Trichotillomania and has written numerous chapters on psychocutaneous disorders in many textbooks. He is current Deputy Editor-in-Chief of journal Dermatologic Therapy. He has conducted International Psychodermatology workshops in different parts of the world and has taught Psychodermatology to residents and young dermatologists in different countries around the world. He is a researcher, writer, lecturer and invited speaker in various national and international conferences on Psychodermatology around the world. He is the member of the Taskforce on International Psychodermatology Diploma. Psychiatric aspects of hair disease and skin picking are his areas of interest and expertise. His current focus is on World Psychodermatology Association



Dr. Bárbara Roque Ferreira is a specialist in Dermatology, doing her clinical work in the Department of Dermatology, Centre Hospitalier de Mouscron, Belgium & Eurometropolis Lille - Kortrijk - Tournai, and she is an integrated member of the Centre for Philosophy of Science of the University of Lisbon, Portugal, concerning her interest in philosophy of mind.

During her medical residency in Dermatology, she has developed important clinical and scientific work in psychodermatology, being the first Portuguese physician who has implemented an organized psychodermatology consultation in Portugal. She has completed, with excellence, a master thesis, in the field of neuropsychiatry, at the