A Bill of Rights for People With Psoriasis

You have the right to the most potent treatment that will give the best results with the mildest side effects.
You have the right to a full explanation of psoriasis and a treatment or medications that are prescribed.
You have the right to sympathetic, courteous treatment from your physician.
You have the right to change doctors or pharmacies, to ask for a second opinion, and to comparison shop for good buys in prescriptio and over the counter products.
You have the right to be angry, depressed, or upset because you have psoriasis.
You have the right to ask for support and encouragement from family members and friends.
You have the right to learn all you can about psoriasis and its treatments.
You have the right to tell others that you have psoriasis and to describe it from a medical and scientific point of view.
You have the right to deal with psoriasis in your own way and on your own terms, and not as other people think you should.
You have the right to see yourself as a person of great worth who has a diagnosed medical condition named psoriasis.