Skin Deep

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by Ted Grossbart PhD

Psychodermatology: Four Myths That Can Keep Your Skin From Getting Better

By Ted Grossbart, Ph.D. on January 1, 2010 in Skin Deep

Psychodermatology practitioners treat skin the way a psychotherapist treats behavior -- by learning how it responds to emotional and environmental stressors and helping to moderate those responses. Read More

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Ted Grossbart Ph.D.

Ted Grossbart is on the faculty at Harvard Medical School and the author of the book Skin Deep.

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