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Revista Cubana de Medicina General Integral
versión On-line ISSN 1561-3038
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LOPEZ GONZALEZ, Vivian. Determinantes psicosociales en la aparición y curso del vitiligo. Rev Cubana Med Gen Integr [online]. 2000, vol.16, n.2, pp. 171-176. ISSN 1561-3038.
The purpose of this work is to show the importance of a number of social and psychological factors for the treatment of vitiligo patients. It encloses the onset of the disease, the search for medical aid, the diagnosis, as well as the development of the disease during treatment. Among the main factors that bear an influence during the whole process of the disease are to be considered as important ones: some social - demographic characteristics, life events, the purported cause of the disease, decision making in search for medical help, the assimilation of his role by the sick person, emotional reactions, healing goals and expectations, mechanisms aimed at facing the disease and social support.
Palabras clave : VITILIGO [psychology]; SOCIAL CONDITIONS; SICK ROLE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS.