Introducing Social Dermatology.

ABSTRACT: Increasing evidence supports the idea that social determinants of health, e.g., educational attainment, employment, and community context, directly affect health status. Researchers are also beginning to explore the impact of social factors on skin diseases, though no formalized research field, to the authors' knowledge, provides a structured framework for such practice. In this article, the novel global research field of "Social Dermatology" is introduced to structure academic knowledge in dermatology. The aim is to outline how this paradigm shift could transform both clinical practice and scientific research. The field will explore subjects studied within the medical field of Social Medicine, adapting and applying them to the context of dermatology. Specifically the article will address

SUBMITTER: Christensen EMM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11898108 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature