During 2021´s UNITED campaign, we learned how important it is to stand UNITED and protect the most vulnerable in our community. We are a uniting force, fighting for everyone with psoriatic disease. Together we are so much stronger.

In recent years, the global pandemic, political conflict, and migration have isolated many. Our global mental health has suffered because of it. Communal stress and loneliness are felt even stronger by people with psoriatic disease who worry about whether they will be able to continue treatment in these times of uncertainty.

For World Psoriasis Day 2022 we are uniting to draw attention to mental health and mental well-being. We are proud to announce the theme of this year´s World psoriasis Day which is mental health. Good mental health and mental well-being are increasingly being recognized as essential parts of health. Depression and anxiety are the most common mental disorders worldwide. Both conditions profoundly impact daily life, relationships, and social interactions.

Research has shown that living with psoriatic disease takes a heavy toll on a person´s mental health and emotional well-being. The non-curable, chronic nature of psoriatic disease, the systemic inflammation occurring in the body, and the fact that the disease is visible on the skin renders people living with psoriatic disease at risk of developing depression and anxiety.

A quarter of people living with psoriatic disease experience depression. And as for anxiety, the number jumps to a staggering 48%. The good news is that timely and proper treatment of both psoriatic disease and depression or anxiety can effectively improve the conditions.

We are united and demand action and together we can make a change for the mental health of people living with psoriatic disease. That´s why we chose the important topic of mental health for World Psoriasis Day 2022.