Illness Perception, Emotional Distress, And Obsessive-Compulsive Symptomatology In Patients With Alopecia Areata: A Mediation Study

    January 2026 in “ Behavioral Sciences ”
    Tonia Samela, Francesco N. Moro, Giorgia Cordella … Laura Colonna
    Studysummary In this observational study, among 135 Italian outpatients with alopecia areata, OCD symptoms were prevalent in 18.5%, and emotional distress was found in 20.7%, with emotional distress mediating the relationship between illness perceptions and OCD symptomatology.
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