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Psychiatric treatment of eczema : a controlled trial . Seventy-two patients with eczema were randomly allotted to one of two treatment groups : A , those receiving dermatological treatment only , and B , those receiving the same dermatological treatment plus psychiatric treatment , limited where possible to four months . Cases were followed up at six-monthly dermatological assessments , 57 ( 79 % ) for 18 months . The findings suggest that in the presence of overt emotional disturbance , of new psychological or psychophysiological symptoms preceding the rash by up to a year , and of high motivation for it , brief psychiatric treatment improves the outcome in eczema ( the proportion clear at 18 months was about doubled ) , whereas in their absence such treatment may worsen it , especially in the short term .
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Intervention_Psychological
Psychiatric treatment
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Intervention_Physical
dermatological treatment only
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Intervention_Psychological
dermatological treatment plus psychiatric treatment
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Intervention_Psychological
psychiatric treatment
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Outcome_Physical
presence of overt emotional disturbance
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Outcome_Physical
new psychological or psychophysiological symptoms preceding the rash
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Outcome_Mental
high motivation
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Outcome_Physical
eczema
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Participant_Condition
eczema
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Participant_Sample-size
Seventy-two
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Participant_Condition
eczema