Measuring The Correlation Between Adverse Childhood Experience And The Severity Of Psoriasis Within Portland State University Community

Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin condition with different types of triggers, one being stress. Psoriasis affects the personal and social lives of patients, which can result in psychological strain. With the Adverse Childhood Experience it is reported to impact a person’s mental health problems severely due to the toxic stress from violence, abuse, emotional neglect, sexual abuse, or substances misuse. This study explains the coloration between psoriasis and Adverse Childhood Experiences with the intent of showing how a patient that suffers from ACES can potentially have worsen skin condition. This is important because there is a need in addressing the importance of psychological effects of psoriasis with hopes for better understanding and treatment of patients