Environmental Psychodermatology: Stress, Environment, and Skin
December 2016
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Springer eBooks
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TLDR Environmental stressors like UV radiation, pollution, and extreme temperatures can damage skin and lead to diseases and aging.
The 2016 document discusses environmental psychodermatology, focusing on how environmental stressors like UV radiation, pollution, and extreme temperatures affect skin health and contribute to diseases. It explains that increased UV levels from ozone depletion can lead to skin cancer and premature aging, while environmental pollutants can cause systemic diseases and skin conditions. Air pollution is linked to skin aging, and climatic stressors can result in various skin diseases. The document reviews the impact of these factors on skin health and emphasizes the need to understand the skin-environment-stress relationship to improve health and quality of life. It also touches on how personal characteristics can modify the effects of environmental stressors on skin diseases.
