PDAI Textbook of Psychodermatology for Dermatologists, Psychiatrists and MD/DNB Postgraduates | First Comprehensive South Asian Textbook Integrating Dermatology, Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology: 1

PDAI Textbook of Psychodermatology is the first comprehensive textbook on psychodermatology from South Asia, published under the aegis of the Psychodermatology Association of India and organised across eight sections that run from foundations and basic mechanisms through the clinical disorders to therapeutics, research and future directions. Seven editors and 52 expert authors from dermatology, psychiatry and clinical psychology contribute, because psychodermatologic disorders rarely conform to the boundaries of a single specialty. The stated objective is to foster a shared clinical language and an effective model of interdisciplinary care. The clinical spectrum covers primary psychocutaneous disorders — delusional infestation, dysmorphophobia, skin picking disorder, hypochondriasis — alongside secondary and psychophysiological conditions including psychogenic pruritus, then extends to trichopsychodermatology, psychosexual disorders, cosmetic medicine and mental health, surgical and oncological psychodermatology, and the psychosocial burden of skin disease across children and families, stigmatization, coping and suicide. Who This Book Is For: Dermatologists and dermatology postgraduates (MD/DNB) who meet the psychological and behavioural dimensions of skin disease in routine practice but have had limited formal training in this area. Psychiatrists and clinical psychologists working at the skin–mind interface, and the trainees learning under them. Why This Book Helps: Clinical topics are worked through both lenses in turn — the dermatology, the psychology, the psychosocial impact, then the management — so a consultation ends with one plan rather than two. Cultural context is addressed explicitly: beliefs surrounding skin disease, appearance, stigma, marriage, sexuality and mental illness in India and South Asia shape both how distress is expressed and whether treatment is accepted. The therapeutics section covers psychotherapy, rational emotive behaviour therapy, psychopharmacological therapy in dermatology, and severe cutaneous adverse reactions in psychopharmacology — the prescribing problem that sits between the two specialties. Screening tools and rating instruments are tabulated, so psychological distress can be measured and tracked rather than estimated. Research and liaison chapters cover quality-of-life assessment methodology and liaison consultancy, for departments setting up a joint dermatology–psychiatry clinic. Key Features: Published under the aegis of the Psychodermatology Association of India, with 7 editors and 52 expert authors from dermatology, psychiatry and clinical psychology. Eight sections covering introduction and foundations, basic mechanisms and concepts, primary and secondary psychocutaneous disorders, psychophysiological disorders, special topics, psychosocial impact, therapeutics, and research and liaison. Chapters open with structured abstracts and carry classification tables, differential-diagnosis tables and screening-instrument tables. Dedicated chapters on the history of psychodermatology in India, the role of empathy in dermatology practice, and suicide in psychodermatology. A closing future-framework chapter covering neuroimmunology, psychoneuroendocrinology, digital health, precision medicine and biomarkers.

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