Meditation and melotherapy as adjuvant treatments of chronic dermatoses
Meditation and melotherapy as adjuvant treatments of chronic dermatoses

Summary/Abstract: Stress levels have increased overall, moreover since the beginning of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. Several chronic dermatoses, such as psoriasis and atopic dermatitis, are well known to be caused or aggravated by stress. It is common sense that, especially now, the patients affected by stress need to be offered more alternatives in order to control their skin conditions. Psychodermatology is a subspecialty of dermatology which through the joint efforts of dermatologists, psychiatrists and psychologists targets the complex mind-skin pathways. Meditation is a common arousal reduction intervention in the field of psychodermatology and it works by redirecting one’s thoughts to calm one’s mind. Melotherapy (music therapy) is another widely accesible stress reduction intervention, which despite its simplicity could prove efficient and address the general low compliance to psychological procedures.

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