Psychosomatic aspects of vitiligo. A review of the literature

Abstract

The active interest of researchers in the topic of vitiligo is due to both the potential for optimizing the treatment of chronic dermatosis of unknown etiology and the high psychosocial significance of the problem, which goes beyond the purely medical sphere. The review deals with psychosomatic aspects of vitiligo: stressful manifestations; stigmatization and quality of life of patients with vitiligo; nosogenic (secondary) and comorbid vitiligo mental disorders; the article considers complex approaches to therapy, taking into account psychosomatic factors. The literature was searched in the following databases: PubMed, Scopus, MedLine, Embase, Cochrane, Russian State Library, the Sechenov Central Science Medical Library. It seems extremely relevant and promising to develop a clinical typology of comorbid vitiligo psychosomatic disorders with the development of clinical recommendations for the identification, routing and therapy of an extensive contingent of patients with chronic dermatosis.