The Psychosocial Burden of Alopecia Areata and Androgenetic Alopecia: A Cross-Sectional Multicentre Study Among Dermatological Outpatients in 13 European Countries

    August 2019 in “ Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology ”
    Géraldine Titeca, L. Goudetsidis, Bernard Francq, Francesca Sampogna, Uwe Gieler, Lucía Tomás Aragonés, Lars Lien, Gregor B. E. Jemec, Laurent Miséry, Csanád Szabó, Dennis Linder, Andrea W M Evers, Jon Anders Halvorsen, Flora Balieva, Jacek Szepietowski, Д. В. Романов, S.E. Marrón, İlknur Kıvanç Altunay, Andrew Y. Finlay, Sam Salek, Jörg Kupfer, Florence Dalgard, F. Poot
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    TLDR People with hair loss conditions experience more anxiety, depression, and a lower quality of life than those without these conditions.
    In a study involving 115 patients with hair diseases (37 with alopecia areata and 20 with androgenetic alopecia) and 1359 controls across 13 European countries, it was found that those with hair diseases had significantly higher levels of anxiety, depression, and a lower quality of life compared to the healthy control group. Alopecia areata patients, in particular, experienced greater psychological distress, which was not directly related to the severity of their condition. Women with alopecia reported notably poorer quality of life, especially in terms of pain, anxiety, and depression. The study suggested the need for psychological assessments and support for these patients, despite limitations such as a small sample size and the use of general quality of life instruments.
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