Assessment of cardiovascular disease risk factors in patients treated for schizophrenia.

Objectives: The aim of the study was the analysis of the occurrence of cardiovascular risk factors (age, sex, smoking, level of cholesterol, systolic blood pressure, body mass index) among patients diagnosed with schizophrenia as well as searching for correlations between them and length of stay at long-term care facilities and clinical variables, such as severity of positive, negative and general symptoms of schizophrenia, illness duration, and type of pharmacotherapy (neuroleptic type and its dose).

Methods: Medical data were collected from 71 patients (30 women and 41 men) aged between 40 and 86 years who were treated in the residential care facility due to paranoid schizophrenia. Information concerning patient's clinical status was collected during periodic check-ups.

[The psychological and social support in patients with psoriasis].

The meaning of non medical forms of support in the treatment of psoriasis is discussed in the paper. Related with psoriasis negative self image and feeling of stigmatization cause various mental disorders. Stress, depression, mental condition affect the appearance of psoriasis.

[Psychodermatology--the comorbitity of dermatological diseases and mental problems based on the example of psoriasis].

The comorbidity of dermatological diseases with emotional and mental problems and common neuro-immuno-endocrine mechanisms for those disorders became a basis for formation of psychodermatology. The aim of this study is to present the objectives and actions taken by the field of psychodermatology and presentation of selected aspects of psychosocial problems in chronic dermatological diseases based on the example of psoriasis. The analysis of publications related to the subject confirmed the usefulness of psychodermatology activities.