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Review
. 2014 Jan;6(1):2-4.
doi: 10.4103/0974-7753.136746.

A review of psychiatric disorders comorbidities in patients with alopecia areata

Ahmad Ghanizadeh  1 , Anaheed Ayoobzadehshirazi  2
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Review

A review of psychiatric disorders comorbidities in patients with alopecia areata

Ahmad Ghanizadeh et al. Int J Trichology. 2014 Jan.

Abstract

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 depression in children and adolescents with AA is up to 50%. Stressful life events are associated with AA. A rate of 39% for generalized anxiety disorders was reported. AA is highly associated with obsessive compulsive disorder (35.7%) in children and adolescents. Schizophrenia tended to be less seen in AA patients.

Keywords: Alopecia areata; anxiety; depressive disorder; psychiatry; schizophrenia.

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