Dyadic adjustment, family coping, body image, quality of life and psychological morbidity in patients with psoriasis and their partners

Background Psoriasis is an incurable and chronic disease that includes unpredictable periods of remission and relapse requiring long-term therapy. Purpose This paper focuses on the relationship among family coping, psychological morbidity, body image, dyadic adjustment and quality of life in psoriatic patients and their partners. Method One hundred and one patients with psoriasis and 78 partners comprised the sample. They were regular users of the Dermatology Service of a Central Northern hospital in Portugal and a private dermatology clinic. Patients with psoriasis were assessed on anxiety, depression, body image, quality of life, dyadic adjustment and family coping. Partners were assessed on the same measures except body image and quality of life. Results A positive relationship among dyadic adjustment, psychological morbidity and family coping in patients and their partners was found. Also, patients with lower levels of quality of life had partners with higher levels of depressive and anxious symptoms. Better dyadic adjustment predicted family coping in the psoriatic patient. High levels of dyadic adjustment in patients and low partners’ trait anxiety predicted better dyadic adjustment in partners. Conclusion The results highlight the importance of incorporating family variables in psychological interventions in psoriasis’ care, particularly family coping and dyadic adjustment as well as the need for psychological intervention to focus both on patients and partners

Drying colloidal systems: laboratory models for a wide range of applications

The drying of complex fluids provides a powerful insight into phenomena that take place on time and length scales not normally accessible. An important feature of complex fluids, colloidal dispersions and polymer solutions is their high sensitivity to weak external actions. Thus, the drying of complex fluids involves a large number of physical and chemical processes. The scope of this review is the capacity to tune such systems to reproduce and explore specific properties in a physics laboratory. A wide variety of systems are presented, ranging from functional coatings, food science, cosmetology, medical diagnostics and forensics to geophysics and art

Le sondage de la prairie de Saint Sorlin à Saintes (Charente-Maritime). Evolution Paléo-environnementale

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Le sondage de la prairie de Saint Sorlin à Saintes (Charente-Maritime). Evolution Paléo-environnementale

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Une enceinte à fossés interrompus de la culture Matignons sur le haut cours de la Charente : Bellevue à Chenommet (Charente). Objectifs, stratégie et premiers résultats des campagnes 2008 à 2010

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Le camp néolithique de Réjolles à Biron (Charente-Maritime)

Bouchet J.-M., Burnez Claude, Fouéré P., Gruet Michel, Marembat L., Rowley-Conwy P. Le camp néolithique de Réjolles à Biron (Charente-Maritime). In: Bulletin de la Société préhistorique française, tome 87, n°10-12, 1990. Spécial bilan de l'année de l'archéologie. pp. 368-395