Abstract

ULNIK, Jorge C. et al. Psoriatic patients. Anu. investig. [online]. 2013, vol.20, n.2, pp.301-307. ISSN 1851-1686.

Psoriasis is an inflammatory chronic skin disease which affects the patients´ quality of life. Questionnaires that actually have been used in research and clinical studies to asses psoriasis Quality of life include questions about sexuality. This questions are simple and obtain conscious answers. They asume a causal mechanism between the disease and sexual difficulties. This asumption prevents exploring the unconscious fantasies and defense mechanisms that also link sexual difficulties with the disease. In this paper, theoretical background about quality of life and sexuality is described. Then, a psychoanalytic perspective on sexuality and psoriasis is developed. Based on a sample of 96 psoriatic patients, the relationship among psoriasis, sexual contact and affective distances is discussed. Four clinical cases and some verbal associations obtained with the “affective distances” instrument are mentioned. Finally, the Relationship between subjective aspects, unconscious fantasies and  sexuality are related with patients’ quality of life.

Keywords : Psoriasis; Sexuality; Quality of life; psychoanalysis.

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