Psychological effects of androgenetic alopecia on women: Comparisons with balding men and with female control subjects

Cash, Thomas F.; Price, Vera H.; Savin, Ronald C.

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“…These 17 patients were the ones in whom the most hairs were obtained in the hair pull test (median [IQD] number of hairs 2 [1] versus 1 [2], p = 0.02; Mann-Whitney test).…”

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Hair loss perception and symptoms of depression in female outpatients attending a general dermatology clinic

Schmitt

Ribeiro

Souza

et al. 2012

An. Bras. Dermatol.

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BACKGROUND: Hair loss is a common complaint among women and may be associated with psychological disturbances. OBJECTIVES: This study investigated dermatology patients with respect to the prevalence of complaints of hair loss and the association between these complaints and symptoms of depression. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted with female outpatients over 20 years of age with no hair-related disorders. Patients were asked about hair loss and were evaluated with respect to symptoms of depression. The following variables were also analyzed: age, dermatological diagnosis, comorbidities, medications, family history of alopecia, hair length, the number of hairs extracted in the hair pull test and the presence of hair thinning or seborrheic dermatitis. Data were compared by bivariate analysis and multiple logistic regressions between groups of women with and without hair loss. RESULTS: Of the 157 women interviewed, 54% reported hair loss and 29% reported at least two key symptoms of depression. The median (IQD) age of the women was 51 (20) years. Complaints of hair loss were associated with the presence of symptoms of depression even following adjustment for the other covariates (p=0.02; OR=2.79; 95%CI: 1.18-6.61). Statistically significant differences were also found between the patients with and without hair loss with respect to: age (p=0.03), family history of alopecia (p<0.01), hair length (p=0.01), number of hairs extracted in the hair pull test (p=0.02), hair thinning (p<0.01), seborrheic dermatitis (p<0.01) and problems with personal relationships (p=0.04). DISCUSSION: Hair-related disorders are a common topic of interest in this population. The significant association found between this complaint and symptoms of depression indicates a relationship between the perception of hair loss and the psychological well being of the women evaluated. CONCLUSION: Complaints of hair loss were common and were associated with a greater prevalence of symptoms of depression among adult female outpatients at a public dermatology clinic. Keywords: Alopecia; Depression; Hair; Women Resumo: Fundamentos: Queda de cabelos é queixa frequente entre mulheres, podendo estar relacionada a comprometimento psicológico. OBJETIVOS: Investigar a prevalência da queixa de queda capilar em pacientes dermatológicas e sua associação com sintomas depressivos. MÉTODOS: Estudo transversal com pacientes femininas, ambulatoriais, maiores de 20 anos de idade, sem doenças capilares. Foram questionadas quanto à presença de queda de cabelos e avaliadas quanto à presença de sintomas depressivos. Também analisaram-se: idade, diagnóstico dermatológico, comorbidades, medicações, história familiar de alopecia, comprimento capilar, número de fios obtidos à tração e presença de rarefação capilar ou dermatite seborreica. Os dados foram comparados bivariadamente e por regressão logística múltipla entre os grupos com e sem queixa de queda capilar. RESULTADOS: Das 157 mulheres entrevistadas, 54% referiam queda capilar e 29%, ao menos dois si...

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“…These 17 patients were the ones in whom the most hairs were obtained in the hair pull test (median [IQD] number of hairs 2 [1] versus 1 [2], p = 0.02; Mann-Whitney test).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…[2][3][4][5] Few studies in the literature have evaluated the profile of hair loss as perceived by the patient from a behavioral point of view. Likewise, the reliability of this impression and its relationship with psychological and clinical aspects has seldom been reported.…”

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Hair loss perception and symptoms of depression in female outpatients attending a general dermatology clinic

Schmitt

Ribeiro

Souza

et al. 2012

An. Bras. Dermatol.

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“…Thus, increasing hours of cap wearing among males with AGA showed decrease in interest to seek medical treatment, as wearing a cap for more hours in a day covers their baldness and thus avoids the social stigma of being bald in public and the psychological effects of alopecia in them [18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25].…”

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Cap Wearing and Quality of Life in Patients with Androgenic Alopecia amongst Indian Population

Abbasi¹,

Abbasi²,

Lee³

et al. 2017

J Comm Pub Health Nurs

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“…Unter Betrachtung von Gender-Aspekten zeigte sich, dass besonders Frauen mit Haarausfall eine hohe Belastung angeben [29] (Abbildung 6).…”

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Psychotrichologie: Haare, Haarerkrankungen und psychosomatische Aspekte

Harth

Blume‐Peytavi

2013

J Deutsche Derma Gesell

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SummaryHair growth and hair disorders with changes in hair density or quality not only influence an individual's appearance but also often lead to an enormous emotional burden with low self-confidence, impaired quality of life, and even psychological disorders. Psychosomatic hair diseases cover a wide spectrum of specific psycho-dermatological disease patterns. This review provides an overview and classification of psychosomatic hair diseases based on primary and secondary disorders.Somatoform disorders are among the primary psychiatric diseases, especially body dysmorphic disorder in which patients have an exaggerated and excessive preoccupation of normal and physiological hair loss. Self-inflicted skin diseases as trichotillomania, often with an impairment of impulse control, also belong to this group. Secondary/reactive psychosocial disorders may occur in congenital and acquired hair disorders. These may be accompanied by feelings of disfigurement, depressive and

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Psychological effects of androgenetic alopecia on women: Comparisons with balding men and with female control subjects

Cited by 253 publications

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Hair loss perception and symptoms of depression in female outpatients attending a general dermatology clinic

Hair loss perception and symptoms of depression in female outpatients attending a general dermatology clinic

Cap Wearing and Quality of Life in Patients with Androgenic Alopecia amongst Indian Population

Psychotrichologie: Haare, Haarerkrankungen und psychosomatische Aspekte

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