November 2023 in “Curēus” This study in Saudi Arabia found that psychological stress was strongly linked to skin symptoms, with conditions like psoriasis, eczema, acne, rash, and baldness showing significant associations, highlighting the importance of considering stress levels when diagnosing skin issues.
This article discusses the impact of lifestyle factors on skin conditions and STDs, highlighting the need for more attention to environmental, psychological, and social influences on dermatological health; it reports no new results.
April 2015 in “Cambridge University Press eBooks” Many women experience sexual dysfunction, but few seek help, and better treatment and medical training are needed.
393 citations
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November 2000 in “Archives of General Psychiatry” This review discusses the neurobiology of sexual function and reports no new results; the authors cover multiple endocrine and neurotransmitter influences on sexual desire, arousal, and orgasm stages.
375 citations
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July 2006 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This review discusses the brain-skin connection, the skin's role in stress response, and highlights unmet challenges in understanding stress-induced skin inflammation but reports no new experimental findings.
237 citations
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January 2010 in “The Journal of Sexual Medicine” The authors updated recommendations on diagnosing and treating women's sexual dysfunctions, emphasizing a comprehensive assessment approach, while noting the need for further multidisciplinary research.
194 citations
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March 2003 in “American Journal of Pathology” This study found that psychoemotional stress disrupts hair growth in mice by terminating anagen and suggests a potential pathway for pharmacological management of stress-related hair loss in humans.
127 citations
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December 2005 in “Experimental Dermatology” This study provides evidence that psychoemotional stress inhibits hair growth in mice by affecting the brain-hair follicle axis, with specific neuropeptides and treatments modulating this effect.
125 citations
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September 2001 in “The FASEB Journal” This study demonstrated that stress inhibited hair growth in mice, likely through substance P-dependent activation of immune cells, highlighting a brain-hair follicle connection.
101 citations
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January 1997 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology Symposium Proceedings” This review discusses neural mechanisms involved in hair growth control, focusing on piloneural interactions, but reports no clinical findings; the authors suggest further exploration for managing hair growth disorders.
67 citations
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July 2016 in “Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders” This review discusses the complex relationship between stress and various skin conditions, highlighting the role of the skin in the stress response and the brain-skin communication pathways, but reports no new research findings.
41 citations
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September 1991 in “Medical hypotheses” This article reviews the potential role of prolactin as a neuroendocrine modulator in skin biology and pathology, discussing its relevance for conditions such as psoriasis and hair growth, but reports no new clinical findings.
40 citations
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November 2011 in “American Journal of Human Biology” In this study, stress experienced by transmen during early stages of gender transition was associated with reduced nocturnal blood pressure decline and increased C-reactive protein levels.
37 citations
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June 2021 in “Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” This review discusses how acute exposures to environmental and internal stressors can quickly alter skin functions, leading to various dermatological symptoms, and calls for more research on these short-term effects.
31 citations
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September 2012 in “Human Brain Mapping” In this study, patients with seasonal affective disorder were found to have increased functional connectivity in certain brain networks and higher low-frequency fluctuations compared to healthy controls, which aligns with their attentional and psychomotor symptoms.
31 citations
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November 2000 in “Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” This article discusses the diverse dermatological symptoms associated with sexual abuse, highlighting the challenges in establishing causal links and the potential long-term psychosomatic manifestations, without reporting new research results.
30 citations
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September 2003 in “Experimental Dermatology” In this study on a murine model, researchers observed that a 5% minoxidil solution reduced stress-induced changes in hair growth, suggesting its potential for managing stress-related hair loss in humans.
24 citations
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March 2010 in “Value in Health” This review found that the only PCOS-specific quality of life measure, the PolyCystic Ovary Syndrome Questionnaire, has an incomplete development history and lacks some essential measurement properties for clinical trial use.
24 citations
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September 2001 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Women's ovarian hormones and adrenal androgens change throughout life, affecting hair loss and health.
23 citations
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April 2017 in “Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology” This review discusses the importance of recognizing and treating psychiatric conditions in dermatology patients, offering practical recommendations for dermatologists to manage psychocutaneous diseases effectively, but reports no new clinical results.
22 citations
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November 2014 in “Psychiatric Clinics of North America” This article reviews stress-related skin reactions, psychodermatology, and neuropsychiatric skin manifestations, and reports no new clinical results.
16 citations
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January 2019 in “Neuropsychobiology” This study found that individuals with lichen planopilaris reported lower quality of life and self-esteem and higher depression scores compared to healthy controls.
7 citations
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October 2000 in “Allergo Journal” Stress may affect hair growth by influencing hair follicle development and could contribute to hair loss.
3 citations
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September 2005 in “International Journal of Cosmetic Science” This study found that monounsaturated oils like olive oil penetrate hair fibers effectively, whereas polyunsaturated oils typically do not penetrate beyond the cuticle.
1 citations
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January 2009 in “Elsevier eBooks” This article reviews the endocrine changes in anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, highlighting hypoleptinemia as a potential mediator, but does not present any new clinical results.
March 2026 in “Wiadomości Lekarskie” This narrative review explores how psychological stress may contribute to premature skin aging by affecting dermal collagen and elastin remodeling through neuroendocrine, molecular, and cellular pathways, highlighting potential therapeutic targets to preserve skin structure and function.
March 2026 in “Journal of Cancer Survivorship” This review highlights the potential for physical exercise to reduce treatment toxicity and modification rates in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer receiving systemic treatments, suggesting benefits for survival outcomes; it recommends further trials to confirm these findings.
March 2026 in “International Journal of Homoeopathic Sciences” This narrative review reports preliminary evidence suggesting that an integrative homeopathic approach, combining constitutional treatment with topical mother tinctures, may aid in healing and reducing inflammatory acne lesions, though larger trials are needed to confirm these effects.
This review explores psychodermatology and platelet-rich plasma as complementary approaches for enhancing patient-centered care in dermatology, reporting no new results but highlighting their potential to improve outcomes and quality of life.
This study examined data from the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System and found that finasteride use is linked with both known and previously unlisted adverse events, such as erectile dysfunction and post-5α reductase inhibitor syndrome, with variations observed by age and sex.