Showing posts with label Self-Esteem and Acne. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Self-Esteem and Acne. Show all posts

Saturday, April 12, 2008

Adult Acne: The Physical and Psychological Costs

Acne, normally associated with the hormonal upheaval of the teenage years, is now becoming more prevalent in the adult population. Chalk it up to hormones, stress, diet or a combination of all three - the problem is there and made worse by the fact that adults are also undergoing major skin changes as they [...]

Source: http://distressedderma.com/adult-acne-the-physical-and-psychological-costs/

Thursday, April 10, 2008

Acne and Self-Esteem Issues

“There is no single disease which causes more psychic trauma, more maladjustment between parents and children, more general insecurity and feelings of inferiority and greater sums of psychic suffering than does acne vulgaris.” –Sulzberger & Zaldems, 1948
According to board certified psychiatrist and dermatologist John Koo, MD, acne affects more that just skin it affects self-confidence, [...]

Source: http://distressedderma.com/acne-and-self-esteem-issues/