Sign inPsoriasis
UK sources of information and / or support
Patient UK
Has information leaflets on:
Psoriasis Association
Information and support for people with psoriasis.
Psoriasis - Dealing With It
Website run by the Psoriasis Association aimed at young people.
Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Alliance
Founded in 2007 as a joint venture between two existing charities - the Psoriatic Arthropathy Alliance (PAA) and the Psoriasis Support Trust (PST) - with the aim of merging the original charities into a single entity. Aims to become a principal resource of information and help for people with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis in the UK.
Psoriasis - an Overview
Information from the British Association of Dermatologists.
Topical Treatments for Psoriasis
Information from the British Association of Dermatologists.
Treatments for Moderate or Severe Psoriasis
Information from the British Association of Dermatologists.
Psoriasis
Information from the British Skin Foundation.
UK Psoriasis Help Forum
A website dedicated to helping people suffering from the chronic skin disease psoriasis. This site contains information about treatments, handy tips for living with the psoriasis and other topics. The primary idea for this site is to provide a discussion forum. A place where fellow psoriasis sufferers can exchange views and advice on how to live with and treat psoriasis.
Psoriasis - Adalimumab
A patient guide to complement the NICE guideline of the same name for health professionals.
Psoriasis - Efalizumab and Etanercept
A patient guide to complement the NICE guideline of the same name for health professionals.
Psoriasis - Infliximab
A patient guide to complement the NICE guideline of the same name for health professionals.
Psoriasis - Ustekinumab
A patient guide to complement the NICE guideline of the same name for health professionals.
Treating Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis
A patient guide to complement the SIGN national guideline for health professionals.
Medicine Guide for Psoriasis
Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines (drugs), conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project.
Psoriasis
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
Further sources / more detailed information
Some non-UK sites
The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.
- Non-UK disease / illness sites
- Non-UK self-help / support group sites
More detailed medical information
The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.
- PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
- Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
- Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, etc.
- Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
- Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
- Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.