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Resources & Support

To help provide you with the support you need to better cope with psoriasis, please find links below to patient association websites.

National patient assocations:

UNITED KINGDOM
Name: The Psoriasis Association
Contact: Helen McAteer
Address: The Psoriasis Association
Dick Coles House
2 Queensbridge
Northampton
NN4 7BF
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel: + 44 (0) 1604 251620, +44 (0)8456 760076 (calls charged at local rate)
Fax: +44 (0)1604 251621
E-mail: mail@psoriasis-association.org.uk
Website: www.psoriasis-association.org.uk

Scotland
Name: Psoriasis Scotland Arthritis Link Volunteers
Contact: Janice Johnson
Tel: +44 (0)131 556 4117
E-mail: janice.johnson5@btinternet.com
Website: www.psoriasisscotland.org.uk
 

References:

  1. Frequently Asked Questions. National Psoriasis Foundation web site. https://www.psoriasis.org/SSLPage.aspx?pid=375. Accessed 5 October 2011.
  2. Types of psoriasis. National Psoriasis Foundation web site. http://www.psoriasis.org/Page.aspx?pid=386. Accessed 5 October 2011.
  3. Statistics. National Psoriasis Foundation web site. https://www.psoriasis.org/SSLPage.aspx?pid=372. Accessed 5 October 2011.
  4. Psoriasis causes and known triggers. National Psoriasis Foundation web site. http://www.psoriasis.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=374. Accessed 5 October 2011.
  5. Facts about psoriasis. National Psoriasis Foundation. http://www.psoriasis.org/Document.Doc?id=352. Accessed 5 October 2011.
  6. About psoriatic arthritis. National Psoriasis Foundation web site https://www.psoriasis.org/psoriatic-arthritis. Accessed 5 October 2011.
  7. Menter A, Gottlieb A, Feldman SR. Guidelines of care for the management of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis Section 1. Overview of psoriasis and guidelines of care for the treatment of psoriasis with biologics. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2008;58:826-850.
  8. Diagnosing psoriatic arthritis. National Psoriasis Foundation web site. https://www.psoriasis.org/psoriatic-arthritis/diagnosis. Accessed 5 October 2011.
  9. You & Your Doctor: Things to Consider. National Psoriasis Foundation. http://www.psoriasis.org/Document.Doc?id=525. Accessed 5 October 2011.
  10. Topical Treatments. National Psoriasis Foundation web site. https://www.psoriasis.org/about-psoriasis/treatments/topicals. Accessed 5 October 2011.
  11. Phototherapy. National Psoriasis Foundation web site. https://www.psoriasis.org/about-psoriasis/treatments/phototherapy. Accessed 5 October 2011.
  12. Traditional systemic medications. National Psoriasis Foundation web site. https://www.psoriasis.org/about-psoriasis/treatments/systemics. Accessed 5 October 2011.
  13. Psoriasis. Questions and Answers about Psoriasis. National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases website. http://www.niams.nih.gov/Health_Info/Psoriasis/default.asp. Accessed 5 October 2011.
  14. Emotions: coping with psoriasis. National Psoriasis Foundation web site. https://www.psoriasis.org/SSLPage.aspx?pid=424. Accessed 5 October 2011.