29 citations
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December 2022 in “Dermatology and Therapy” This study reported that patients with alopecia areata experienced significant increases in work productivity loss and activity impairment due to worsening emotional symptoms, highlighting a need for better treatments.
15 citations
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March 2014 in “Body Image” This paper explores the social challenges individuals with medical hair loss face when using wigs, highlighting the complex identity management involved and the social obligations to disclose wig use to close ones.
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July 2025 in “Advances in Therapy” In this study, patients with more severe self-reported hair loss and emotional or social limitations experienced lower quality of life and greater work productivity impairment, with even moderate hair loss causing significant well-being and daily activity impacts.
July 2024 in “Occupational Medicine” This study found that among Japanese full-time employees, cortisol levels in hair were negatively associated with aversive coping and emotional support-seeking tendencies, while dehydroepiandrosterone levels were linked to job confidence.
May 2024 in “International journal of medicine and psychology.” In this study, researchers explored how educational psychologists' forms and indicators of responsibility vary with gender and work experience across different stages of emotional burnout, providing insights that could guide organizational strategies to improve professional responsibility and reduce burnout.