Latest Posts from Richard Seiden

Care Coordination: The Patient’s Dilemma in an Age of Specialization

Care Coordination: The Patient’s Dilemma in an Age of Specialization

I am a patient with several chronic diseases that are common co-occurring conditions of psoriasis, including psoriatic arthritis (PsA), hypertension, and diabetes, among ...

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PsA in the Workplace

PsA in the Workplace

I was diagnosed with psoriasis in 1972 while I was in law school and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) in 1976 during my third year of practice. I practiced law for 45 years and never ...

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Asking For Help, Reaching Out for Support

Asking For Help, Reaching Out for Support

Over time, I have come to realize that when you have a condition like psoriatic arthritis that causes physical impairment or limitations in mobility, there is absolutely ...

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Fatigue and Psoriatic Disease

Fatigue and Psoriatic Disease

As with many people with psoriatic disease, I deal from fatigue most of the time. In my situation, this is less the case with psoriasis than it is with psoriatic arthritis (PsA). ...

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Moving From Desperation to Hope

Moving From Desperation to Hope

Prior to the introduction of biologic drugs in 1999, many patients with severe psoriatic arthritis had to adopt and contend with a mindset of inevitability. ...

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My Experiences With Cortisone

My Experiences With Cortisone

In 1967, I had to have a physical examination and chest x-ray in order to enroll at university. It was my first chest x-ray, and it was performed by my parents' ...

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