Altaha Lama, Jafferany Mohammad, Khan Angubeen
Center of Dermatology, Medical City, Baghdad, Iraq.
Central Michigan University College of Medicine, Medical Education Partners, Saginaw, Michigan.
Prim Care Companion CNS Disord. 2022 Apr 21;24(2):21m03077. doi: 10.4088/PCC.21m03077.
To evaluate the knowledge and attitudes of Iraqi dermatologists regarding understanding, diagnosing, and treating psychocutaneous disorders. An online survey questionnaire was randomly distributed among Iraqi dermatologists through Google Forms in August 2020. The dermatologists were asked to provide information on their understanding of psychodermatology, referral patterns, level of comfort in managing psychocutaneous disorders, awareness of community resources, and interest in learning more about psychodermatology. Of 200 distributed questionnaires, 61 were returned. The most common psychocutaneous disorder seen was acne, followed by alopecia areata and vitiligo. About half of the participants reported being neutral about their comfort level in treating psychocutaneous disorders, and approximately half had no formal training in psychodermatology. Almost 60% of participants did not know of any community resources, and three-quarters were willing to seek educational activities on psychodermatology. The study results revealed that Iraqi dermatologists have significant gaps in knowledge, training, and treatment of psychocutaneous disorders. The survey findings reveal the importance of addressing the training needs of young physicians, including dermatologists, psychiatrists, and primary care physicians, in relation to the psychological component of skin diseases.
评估伊拉克皮肤科医生在理解、诊断和治疗精神皮肤疾病方面的知识和态度。2020年8月，通过谷歌表单在伊拉克皮肤科医生中随机发放了一份在线调查问卷。要求皮肤科医生提供有关他们对心理皮肤病学的理解、转诊模式、处理精神皮肤疾病的舒适度、对社区资源的了解以及对进一步学习心理皮肤病学的兴趣等方面的信息。在发放的200份问卷中，回收了61份。最常见的精神皮肤疾病是痤疮，其次是斑秃和白癜风。约一半的参与者表示在治疗精神皮肤疾病时舒适度处于中立状态，约一半的人没有接受过心理皮肤病学的正规培训。近60%的参与者不知道任何社区资源，四分之三的人愿意参加心理皮肤病学方面的教育活动。研究结果显示，伊拉克皮肤科医生在精神皮肤疾病的知识、培训和治疗方面存在显著差距。调查结果表明，满足年轻医生（包括皮肤科医生、精神科医生和初级保健医生）在皮肤疾病心理方面的培训需求非常重要。
