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    Glossary Illness

    refers to a state of impaired physical or mental health

    Illness, also known as sickness or disease, refers to a state in which an individual's physical or mental health is impaired, often due to infection, genetic factors, environmental influences, or lifestyle choices. It can manifest through various symptoms and signs, ranging from mild discomfort to severe dysfunction, and may require medical intervention for diagnosis, treatment, and management.

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    1. Illness perception in patients with androgenetic alopecia and alopecia areata in China Journal of Psychosomatic Research · 2016 · 17 citations
    2. Psychosocial burden and the impact of illness perceptions and stigma on quality of life, anxiety and depression in alopecia areata: results from the Alopecia + Me study British Journal of Dermatology · 2025 · 8 citations
    3. Illness perception, psychological distress, and quality of life in patients with alopecia: a cross-sectional study from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Archives of Dermatological Research · 2025 · 2 citations
    4. Illness and femininity in Hilary Mantel’s Giving Up the Ghost (2003) Textual Practice · 2017 · 1 citations
    5. 44313 Self-Stigmatization and Alopecia Areata; Exploring the Role of Social Support, Helplessness, and Illness Acceptance Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2023 · 1 citations
    6. Relationship between Illness Behavior and Hair Loss Pattern According to the Basic and Specific (BASP) Classification Annals of Dermatology · 2023 · 1 citations
    7. Body Modifications in Patients with Chronic Dermatoses: Associations with Body Dysmorphic Disorder and Illness Acceptance Acta Dermato Venereologica · 2026
    8. Illness Perception, Emotional Distress, and Obsessive–Compulsive Symptomatology in Patients with Alopecia Areata: A Mediation Study Behavioral Sciences · 2026
    9. Illness and Femininity in Hilary Mantel's Giving Up the Ghost Research Portal (King's College London) · 2017
    10. Patients' Illness Perception as a Tool to Improve Individual Disease Management in Primary Cutaneous Lymphomas Acta Dermato Venereologica · 2017 · 40 citations
    11. Dermatological Illnesses of Immigrant Poultry-Processing Workers in North Carolina Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health · 2005 · 19 citations
    12. Incidence and risk factors for alopecia in survivors of critical illness: A multi-centre observational study Journal of Critical Care · 2018 · 6 citations
    13. Long-term consequences of critical illness Surgery (oxford) · 2015
    14. Breast implant illness: a topic in review Gland Surgery · 2021 · 86 citations
    15. Comparing the burden of illness in patients with alopecia areata vs atopic dermatitis in the US population from a payer perspective Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy · 2023 · 10 citations
    16. Effects of Illness Perception on Quality of Life, Anxiety and Depression in Patients with Androgenetic Alopecia Xin li xue jin zhan · 2019 · 3 citations
    17. LB1020 Scurvy: A forgotten illness? 2022
    18. Understanding of a Veiled Illness: Evaluation of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome awareness (PCOS) in Young Female Students of Karachi. BioSight · 2022
    19. Clinical Aspects and Spectrum of Illness of TSS: Overview Clinical Infectious Diseases · 1989 · 77 citations
    20. Sex-bias in COVID-19-associated illness severity and mortality in cancer patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis EClinicalMedicine · 2020 · 31 citations
    21. Clinicopathologic and Morphologic Analysis of the Adrenal Gland in Pomeranians with Non-Illness Alopecia The Japanese Journal of Veterinary Dermatology · 2005 · 2 citations
    22. Assess the Attitude Towards Mental Illness Among Nurses Working in Selected Tertiary Care Hospital International Journal of experimental research and review · 2024 · 1 citations
    23. Confirmatory factor analysis of the causal illness attribution scale in Chinese patients with multiple somatic symptoms Psychology, Health & Medicine · 2018 · 1 citations
    24. Long-term consequences of critical illness Surgery (oxford) · 2012
    25. The Role of Medical Language in Changing Public Perceptions of Illness PLOS ONE · 2008 · 43 citations
    26. Relation between mineral composition of human hair and common illnesses 2012 · 11 citations
    27. PS67 Perceived stress, illness and stigma in patients with alopecia areata British Journal of Dermatology · 2026
    28. Perceived Stress, Illness and Stigma in Patients with Alopecia Areata Acta Dermato Venereologica · 2026
    29. COVID-19 Infection and Vaccination Effects on Breast Implant Illness: A Case Report Cureus · 2024
    30. How to Speak Postmodern: Medicine, Illness, and Cultural Change Hastings Center Report · 2000 · 38 citations