Personal experience and knowledge about psoriasis reduce misconceptions and discriminatory behavior toward people living with psoriasis in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Shin Shen Yong (Author), Leng Leng Tan (Author), Chin Chwen Ch'ng (Author), Fariz Yahya (Author), Say Lee Pok (Author), Pei Ying Ch'ng (Author), Wee Meng Ong (Author), Kelvin Shenq Woei Siew (Author), Irdina Aminuddin (Author), Lay Sim Ong (Author), Audrey Ying Shin Lee (Author), Lina Yusrina Iskandar Zulkarnain (Author), Nurul Hazirah Mohd Hanafiah (Author), Dina Suraya Mustafa Rawther (Author), Jia Jie Chong (Author), Li Sean Saw (Author), Maw Pin Tan (Author), Zhenli Kwan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Stigmatization and social anxiety affecting people living with psoriasis have been associated with poorer quality of life and psychological comorbidities. We conducted a survey among 164 individuals to evaluate misconceptions, discriminatory behavior, and prejudices toward people with psoriasis. At...