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Patryk Łakuta
Researcher at University of Social Sciences and Humanities
Publications - 17
Citations - 245
Patryk Łakuta is an academic researcher from University of Social Sciences and Humanities. The author has contributed to research in topics: Psoriasis & Social anxiety. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 14 publications receiving 157 citations. Previous affiliations of Patryk Łakuta include University of Silesia in Katowice & Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw.
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How does stigma affect people with psoriasis
TL;DR: Investigating whether the extent of skin involvement, stigmatization, and perceived social support are related to depressive symptoms in psoriasis patients revealed that greater depression severity in psOriasis patients is associated with higher levels of Psoriasis-related stigma, lower perceived socialSupport, female gender and a shorter duration of the disease.
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Toward a better understanding of social anxiety and depression in psoriasis patients: The role of determinants, mediators, and moderators.
TL;DR: Findings significantly extend previous studies by confirming and highlighting the role of age of onset of psoriasis in psychological impairments, and provide more insight into factors that contribute to social anxiety in this group of patients.
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Gender, Body Image and Social Support: Biopsychosocial Deter-minants of Depression Among Patients with Psoriasis.
TL;DR: Improving the body image of patients with psoriasis, by reducing its salience in their personal lives, may play a role in the prevention of depression, especially in women.
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Associations between site of skin lesions and depression, social anxiety, body-related emotions and feelings of stigmatization in psoriasis patients.
TL;DR: The presence of psoriatic lesions on the head, neck, and chest, and also on the arms and hands and the genital area, should alert clinicians to a higher risk of psychological impairments.
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The relationship between psoriasis and depression: A multiple mediation model.
TL;DR: Serial multiple mediation analysis revealed that experiences of stigmatization, maladaptive beliefs about appearance and its salience to one's self-evaluation, and negative emotional attitudes towards the body, jointly, sequentially mediated the relationship between the presence of skin lesions of psoriasis and depressive symptoms.