Anxiety and Depression in Patients With Alopecia Areata in Eskisehir, Turkey

September 2023 in “ Clinical Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology ”

Hamza Yıldız, Serkan Zincir

Alopecia Areata AA dermatologists psychiatric conditions depression anxiety

Studysummary This study found that depression and anxiety were more common in patients with alopecia areata than in healthy volunteers. Our plain-language summary of this paper — not a Tressless recommendation.

This study examined the prevalence of depression and anxiety in 171 participants, including 86 with alopecia areata (AA) and 85 healthy controls, in Eskisehir, Turkey. Findings revealed that 30.2% of AA patients experienced depression compared to 5.9% of controls, and 19.8% of AA patients had anxiety versus 7.1% of controls, both statistically significant. The study underscores the need for dermatologists to consider psychiatric conditions in AA patients to enhance their quality of life. Limitations include a small sample size and lack of structured psychiatric evaluations.

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