November 2025 in “Frontiers in Medicine” This study developed the SAALIQ, a culturally adapted tool specifically for measuring quality of life in Spanish-speaking patients with alopecia areata, highlighting its strong psychometric performance and the benefit of capturing overlooked domains compared to generic measures.
June 2026 in “Value in Health” June 2026 in “Value in Health” January 2014 in “NDSU Repository (North Dakota State University)” This study found that the Massachusetts General Hospital Hairpulling Scale has acceptable internal consistency and divergent validity for assessing Trichotillomania severity, but demonstrated inadequate test-retest reliability and mixed convergent validity.
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January 2020 in “Open Journal of Psychiatry” This study concludes that the Greek version of the Dysmorphic Concern Questionnaire is a reliable and valid tool for assessing body dysmorphic disorder-related concerns in both research and clinical settings.
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August 2018 in “Anais Brasileiros De Dermatologia” Researchers translated and validated the WAA-QoL questionnaire into Brazilian Portuguese, finding it to be a reliable tool for assessing quality of life in women with female pattern hair loss.
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March 2022 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” This article discusses the association of stressful life events with alopecia areata and their effects on patients' psychosocial outcomes, but it reports no new empirical findings.
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June 2020 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This article reviews the psychological impact of alopecia areata on patients, including lower self-esteem and poorer quality of life, and reports no new clinical results.
July 2026 in “JEADV Clinical Practice” This study found that the SAAD-41 is a validated tool for assessing psychosocial outcomes in individuals with alopecia areata, showing strong correlations with established measures of quality of life and coping.
June 2026 in “Clinical and Experimental Dermatology” This review identified various outcome measure instruments for assessing androgenetic alopecia but found inconsistent application across clinical trials, underscoring the need for standardized assessment methods.
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December 2022 in “Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)” This article reviews existing instruments for measuring emotional intelligence, comparing time-established and popular questionnaires, but it provides no new research findings.
March 2021 in “The British Journal of Psychiatry” The abstract for this research is not provided, so results or conclusions from this study are not available.
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September 2023 in “PeerJ Computer Science” This study introduced an innovative metric for assessing college students' mental health, incorporating temporal perception and a hybrid clustering algorithm, and found it achieved over 90% accuracy, outperforming existing methods in evaluating mental health during public health challenges.
January 2024 in “Indian Journal of Psychiatry” This study found that a two-staged screening method for identifying youth at high risk for psychosis in Telangana showed high concordant validity and good predictive validity for transition to psychosis.
October 2017 in “European Neuropsychopharmacology”
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November 2020 in “Fertility Research and Practice” This study presents a new survey instrument that was cognitively tested for understanding menstrual cycle characteristics and androgen excess, including hirsutism, alopecia, and acne.
January 2013 in “Japan labor review” This study quantified relationships among various occupations in Japan, enabling comparisons with vocational aptitude test results using new numerical criteria developed from analysis of over three million survey panels.
October 2004 in “European Neuropsychopharmacology” This article reviews studies on younger men using finasteride for hair loss, finding persistent sexual and nonsexual side effects like erectile dysfunction and depression, and reports lower neurosteroid levels in affected individuals.
May 2024 in “International journal of medicine and psychology.” In this study, researchers explored the link between work motivation and personal adaptive potential in real estate professionals, finding statistically significant differences related to gender and experience, with implications for HR management and organizational psychology.
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August 2022 in “Molecules” This study indicates potential differences in the hair spectra of individuals with mood disorders, suggesting a promising, yet preliminary, method for noninvasive prediagnosis.
April 2026 in “Research Square” This study found that dental students' manual dexterity was weakly associated with their performance in skills-based assessments, while self-perceived skill levels showed no significant correlation with assessment outcomes, suggesting a potential benefit from focusing on dexterity enhancement in dental education.
May 2011 in “Value in Health” This review assessed patient-reported outcome measures for alopecia treatments but found that none met current FDA guidelines; however, some could potentially be adapted for more comprehensive use.
July 2025 in “Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology” This review highlights how the development of forensic DNA phenotyping systems like IrisPlex, HIrisPlex, and HIrisPlex-S has advanced criminal investigation by accurately predicting physical traits such as eye, hair, and skin color from DNA, thereby improving the precision and relevance of forensic applications.
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June 2015 in “EMBO Reports” This article discusses how DNA-based phenotyping is used by police to create visual profiles of suspects from crime scene samples, but reports no new research findings.
May 2024 in “International journal of medicine and psychology.” In this study, researchers analyzed how cognitive and personal factors, such as cognitive flexibility and stress tolerance, influence bank employees' ability to adapt to multitasking environments and highlighted the importance of developing training programs to enhance these adaptive capabilities.
January 2022 in “Turkiye Klinikleri Journal of Dermatology” This study found that the Turkish version of the Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness-2 Scale is valid and reliable for use with Turkish dermatology patients.
July 2026 in “Clinical Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology” In this cross-sectional study of healthy urban women in Shanghai, poor sleep quality and elevated perceived stress were linked to various self-reported dermatological issues and clinical signs, reinforcing the potential relevance of psychological factors in skin health.
May 2026 in “Research Square” Children with alopecia areata often face more stress and depression, especially related to separation, which can affect their condition.
November 2024 in “PubMed” This study found that chemical peeling significantly improved men's self-esteem and quality of life, making it an effective low-commitment treatment option for various skin conditions.
September 2008 in “Fertility and Sterility” This study found that infertile couples who perceive themselves as having high intimacy report better subjective health, particularly in fulfilling social responsibilities and maintaining physical fitness.