Depression in people with skin conditions: The effects of disgust and self‐compassion

Objectives Skin conditions can be accompanied by significant levels of depression; there is therefore a need to identify the associated psychological factors to assist with the development of appropriate interventions. This study sought to examine the effects of disgust propensity, disgust sensitivity, self‐focused/ruminative disgust, and self‐compassion on depression in people with skin conditions. Design A cross‐sectional survey with follow‐up survey. Methods Dermatology outpatients (N = 147) completed self‐report measures of disgust traits, self‐compassion, and depression. At three‐month follow‐up, participants (N = 80) completed the depression measure again. Results Multiple regression analyses revealed that disgust propensity, disgust sensitivity, self‐focused/ruminative disgust, and self‐compassion each explained significant amounts of variance in baseline depression. Self‐compassion also explained a significant amount of variance in depression at follow‐up, after accounting for baseline depression. In addition, self‐compassion moderated the effect of disgust propensity on depression at baseline, such that at high levels of self‐compassion, disgust propensity no longer had a positive relationship with depression. Conclusions Disgust traits contribute to depression in people with skin conditions, while being self‐compassionate may be protective against depression. High self‐compassion also buffers the effects of disgust propensity on depression in people with skin conditions. The findings indicate the potential of compassion‐focused interventions for depression in people with skin conditions

The prescribing practices of nurses who care for patients with skin conditions: a questionnaire survey

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Enquiry into the training of healthcare professionals who come into contact with skin diseases

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An investigation into the adequacy of service provision and treatments for patients with skin diseases in the UK A report of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Skin

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Report on the enquiry into fraudulent practice in the treatment of skin disease

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