| Autor: |
M A, Gupta, A K, Gupta, G N, Watteel |
| Rok vydání: |
1997 |
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| Zdroj: |
Acta dermato-venereologica. 77(4) |
| ISSN: |
0001-5555 |
| Popis: |
Psychosocial stress has been reported to play a role in the onset and/or exacerbation of alopecia areata. Little is known about the clinical characteristics of alopecia areata patients whose alopecia is stress-reactive. We examined the relation between the stress reactivity of alopecia areata and a wide range of psychosocial measures among 16 patients with alopecia areata/totalis and 28 patients with alopecia universalis. The degree to which the alopecia was exacerbated by stress was measured by patient ratings on a 10-point scale. A wide range of psychologic measures correlated (p0.05) with the stress reactivity score. Stepwise logistic regression analysis revealed that patients with higher depression scores were more likely to be in the high-stress reactor group. Patients whose alopecia is stress-reactive may suffer from depressive illness, a potentially important consideration in the overall management of such patients. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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