[Management of Psoriasis by Family Physicians: Referral Algorithm and Shared Management with Dermatology].

Introduction: The implementation of models capable of improving referral quality, limiting the growth of waiting lists in hospitals, and ensuring the best possible treatment and follow-up of the psoriatic patient is of the utmost importance.

Material And Methods: A panel of Family Physicians and Dermatologists discussed and created a simple and effective algorithm of referral for patients with psoriasis.

Results: The proposed algorithm starts when the Family Physician suspects of psoriasis.

The Uncanny of the Illness Experience: Can Phenomenology Help?

The illness experience encompasses not only several changes in bodily processes but also the very feeling of becoming ill. This seemingly non-scientific aspect of being sick is characterized by forms of uncanny body experiences and an unhomelike being-in-the-world. Both include disconcerting phenomena, feelings of fear, restlessness, and inexplicability.