Generation X, or Gen X, is the demographic cohort following the baby boomers. There are no precise dates for when this cohort starts or ends; demographers and researchers typically use starting birth years ranging from the early-to-mid 1960s and ending birth years ranging from the late 1970s to early 1980s.
Causes of Scalp Psoriasis. Like other forms of psoriasis, scalp psoriasis occurs when your body's immune system misidentifies the skin as being foreign. Under normal circumstances, the body makes white blood cells, called T-cells, which should only attack invaders such as viruses, bacteria or fungi.
At least half of all people who have psoriasis have it on their scalp. As with psoriasis elsewhere on the body, skin cells grow too quickly and cause red lesions covered with scale. In severe cases of thick, crusted plaques covering the entire scalp, the hair may fall out.reatments, as with any type of psoriasis, are often combined and rotated because it can become resistant to medications after repeated use. Many treatment options can help control scalp psoriasis and its symptoms: 1  Tar products and salicylic acid are generally sufficient for treating very mild scalp psoriasis.