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Habit Reversal Tip #1: The Secret World

 

Success changing habitual behaviour requires a preliminary candid assessment of the behaviour to be changed - in The Combined Approach to atopic eczema this includes asking about how scratching is carried out
Topical Tip #4: Lotion, Cream or Ointment?

 

Patients prefer lotions and creams, dermatologists prefer ointments. Why?
Topical Tip #3: Convenient quantities of emollient

Just having an open 500G tub of moisturiser in the bathroom is not the best arrangement...small can be better
Topical Tip #2: Soap Substitutes

With atopic eczema, washing the skin with soap and water can leave it dry and itchy
What previous training does a practitioner require to learn The Combined Approach?

 

A treatment programme that involves behaviour modification sounds much more complicated than it actually is.
Val Dock talks to DrB

 


The Combined Approach made absolute sense to me both as a past eczema sufferer, and as a general practitioner
How can I count scratching when I am asleep? How does habit reversal help with this?

Some people with atopic eczema seem to do all their scratching when asleep.
What is behavioural medicine?

There is more to medicine than diagnosis and treatment.
Behavioural medicine emphasizes the importance of a broader remit,
in order to achieve the best results.
Bill Gould talks to DrB

 

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Engagement is a term describing the rapport or relationship that occurs between a practitioner and a patient. 

"Behavioural dermatology - The Combined Approach to atopic eczema"
Behavioural medicine - of which behavioural dermatology is a part - links medicine with human behaviour in order to improve our understanding of physical illness, and  therefore improve its treatment. The combined approach to atopic eczema is an example of behavioural dermatology.   
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