Educational booklets

Expand your knowledge and improve your control over psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis with our educational booklets and factsheets.   Educational booklets and fact sheets from the National Psoriasis Foundation provide the essential information on managing psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.

You can read these booklets online or download them for later reading. To request printed copies of any of these booklets, e-mail education@psoriasis.org or call 800.723.9166.

 About psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis

• Overview: Psoriasis & Psoriatic Arthritis: A booklet that provides general information about psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. [PDF]
• Spanish Overview: Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis (Esquema general de la Psoriasis y la Artritis Psoriásica): Spanish overview of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, includes treatment options. [PDF]
• Psoriatic Arthritis: Overview of this joint disease which develops in approximately 10 percent to 30 percent of people with psoriasis. Includes details on diagnosis and treatments. [PDF]
• Scalp Psoriasis: Overview of psoriasis on the scalp, including treatment tips and regimens. [PDF]
• Conception, Pregnancy and Psoriasis: Booklet on treatment recommendations, risks and other considerations during conception, pregnancy and breast-feeding; discusses effect of pregnancy on psoriasis. [PDF]
• Psoriasis on Specific Skin Sites: Information about treating psoriasis on the nails, ears, eyelids, face, mouth and lips, hands and feet, and skin folds. [PDF]

Treating psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis

• Phototherapy: Light Treatment for Psoriasis: Overview of light treatment in a doctor's office or at home. Includes broad-band and narrow-band UVB, PUVA and lasers. [PDF]
• Systemic Medications for Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis including Biologics: Overview of systemic medications including biologics. [PDF]
• Topical Treatments for Psoriasis Including Steroids: Overview of prescription topical treatments, including Dovonex, Tazorac, anthralin and tar, steroids, and combinations of treatments. [PDF]
• Complementary Approaches: Overview of non-traditional treatments and therapies for psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, including stress management, Chinese medicine and various topical preparations. [PDF]

Family and youth

• Parent Guide: Help parents or caregivers understand and cope with their child's disease. [PDF]
• Handbook for Teens Living with Psoriasis: Created especially to answer teens' questions about psoriasis and offer ways to cope with the disease. [PDF]
• The Adventures of G. Wow: Illustrated adventure for ages 9 to 12. [PDF]
• Bernie's Secret: Illustrated storybook for ages 5 to 8. [PDF]
• Kids' Cards: Print this document double-sided and cut into colorful, kid-friendly cards that your child can hand out to classmates to teach them about psoriasis. [PDF]
• Caregiver Handout: Information about living with psoriasis tailored for the adults in your child's life. Print one for their teacher, day-care provider, and coach. [PDF]
• School action packet: A compilation of materials specifically designed to assist an adult make a presentation in an elementary school classroom. It includes an introductory letter for school administrators, a power point presentation, as well as stickers for the students and letters to be sent home to parents. Order the school action packet online.
  

Other topics

• Access Action Guide: Answers about obtaining medically necessary care and treatment. You have the right to advocate for and take action to improve your access to the care you need. [PDF]