Mental Stress Affects the Occurrence and Development of Psoriasis Through Neuroendocrine-Immune Regulation: A Narrative Review

Abstract

Psoriasis is a systemic immune-mediated inflammatory disease that presents at any age and is characterized by excessive proliferation and abnormal differentiation of keratinocytes as well as infiltration of multiple inflammatory cells. It has been gradually attracting more attention because of not only the increased risk of cardiovascular, metabolic, and autoimmune-related diseases but also the accompanying depression, anxiety, self-affirmation impairments, dementia, sleep disorders, and other mental disorders that place a substantial psychosocial burden on society and individuals. Mental and psychological disorders are involved in the occurrence, development, outcome, recurrence, and treatment of psoriasis through the neuroendocrine-immune signaling network. This review summarizes the pathogenesis of psychological and psychological disorders in patients with psoriasis with the aim of deepening clinicians’ awareness of the mental and psychiatric comorbidities in patients with psoriasis.