[Psoriasis and depression].

Psoriasis is a common inflammatory disease affecting 2%-5% of the population of industrialized countries. Although the association between psychiatric pathologies and dermato- logical conditions is well known, the dermato- logist fails to indentify the psychological distress and when he identifies it, he doesn't take care of this suffering. The biological links between psoriasis and depression are now well-established.

[Managing moles in general practice].

The purpose of this article is to improve the general practitioner's knowledge about nevi and to teach how to evaluate the risk of a lesion during a medical visit. The most frequent kind of nevi will be defined, as well as their transformation risk. Different melanoma risk factors and the semiology that can alert the practitioner will be defined.