New Proposed Classification for Psychodermatosis Based on the Complex Interaction Between the Brain and Skin

March 2025 in “ International Journal of Clinical Dermatology ”

C. R. A. A. QUEIROZ, Josiane Dantas Viana Barbosa, Milena Botelho Pereira Soares, Leticia Rodrigues, Robert T. Schooley, Roberto Badaró

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