Psychodermatology—A special edition of Skin Health and Disease

The issue also includes robust prospective epidemiological data from national registries examining associations between mental health and psoriatic arthritis in patients with psoriasis as well as charting the development of psychodermatology clinics and liaison services and the establishment of patient reported outcomes measures for body image in dermatology is detailed. Any attempts to improve the provision of psychodermatology treatment services will likely require firm epidemiological evidence of clinic need, basic science research to identify treatment strategies and targets, a critical evaluation of the efficacy of existing services, cost-effective and evidence-based treatment interventions, and the embracement of new technology to support service delivery. CONFLICT OF INTEREST Ewan A. Langan is Deputy Editor in Chief of SHD; George Millington is Editor in Chief of SHD.