Background Alopecia areata (AA) is an immune-mediated disease resulting in nonscarring
hair loss. Systematic reviews on the psychosocial and psychiatric comorbidities, health …

Importance Two recent meta-analyses reported a high prevalence of both anxiety and
depression in patients with alopecia areata (AA), as well as a positive association of AA with …

Alopecia areata is a chronic, recurrent and non‐scarring alopecia. The prognoses of
patients are very diverse. The larger the area of hair loss, the poorer the treatment response …

This is a review of psychiatric problems in patients with alopecia areata (AA). The electronic
database of MedLine/PubMed was searched using the determined keywords. The rate of …

Psychologic and social effects of scalp hair are more important than its biologic significance.
Etiology of alopecia areata (AA) suggests a predominantly autoimmune reaction. Correlation …

Hair loss disorders may cause considerable distress to patients. Although many do not pose
a significant medical risk, the sociocultural importance of hair is substantial. Often the extent …

Alopecia areata (AA) is a disease involving non-scarring hair loss determined by
autoimmune disorders and inflammation. The disease affects hair on the scalp and/or other …

Background Alopecia areata (AA) is an autoimmune disease characterized by non-scarring
hair loss in adults and children. Clinical manifestations range from hair loss in small, well …

Results The AA patients had higher anxiety and depression scores than NC (p< 0.001 for
both). Total oxidant status (p= 0.002) and OSI (p< 0.001) values were higher, and TAS (p< …

La alopecia areata constituye un reto terapéutico, sobre todo en sus formas extensas. Antes
de iniciar cualquier tratamiento es necesario tener en cuenta algunas consideraciones. Se …