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Addressing Mental Health Issues in AD

06/15/2022

Joy Wan, MD, MSCE is an instructor in the department of dermatology at the University of Pennsylvania, and practices at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA. Her clinical and research expertise includes atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, and pediatric dermatoepidemiology.

In this exclusive interview as part of the National Eczema Association’s Atopic Dermatitis (AD) Expert Series, Dr Wan met to discuss mental health disorders in AD patients including why patients are at high risk of experiencing mental health issues, and what provider and patient barriers exist when it comes to discussing mental health.

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