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Jack

(Audio or text only clips) Jack developed guttate psoriasis at age 20. He looked up the diagnosis online which was confirmed by a GP. Jack has felt self-conscious about psoriasis, though less so now that he older and has been prescribed a tacrolimus cream which works for him.

Louie

(Text only clips) Louie has had psoriasis since age 13. His confidence was knocked at first but he now feels less self-conscious. Louie has tried lots of treatments and thinks it's important that doctors consider the impacts of these on young people's wider lives.

Devin

Devin's depression began in childhood. He connects it, along with his diagnosis of anorexia and his self-harming, with a history of neglect. He was hospitalized in his teens. Therapy, meditation and other holistic approaches have been helpful. He does not take medication.