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This study provides a comprehensive review of trichotillomania, focusing on its clinical symptoms, etiology, diagnostics, and treatment methods, while also addressing serious complications like trichobezoars and Rapunzel Syndrome.

In this study, women with metabolic and mixed-type alopecia showed different coping strategies; metabolic alopecia patients predominantly used adaptive strategies like problem-solving, while those with mixed alopecia often exhibited maladaptive strategies such as avoidance, with these behaviors being linked to higher levels of psychological maladjustment.

This study found that 29.6% of patients seeking treatment for hair loss meet the criteria for hair-related body dysmorphic disorder, significantly higher than in general dermatology patients.

This review discusses the complex interplay between the nervous system and skin conditions, highlighting various treatment strategies, but reports no new research findings.

This study found that 7.9% of dermatological outpatients at a German hospital had clinically relevant body dysmorphic concerns, highlighting the need for psychotherapeutic support due to poor social adaptation and high motivation for change.

This review discusses female pattern hair loss, suggesting it involves both androgen-dependent and independent factors, but it reports no new clinical results.

This narrative review highlights that declining testosterone levels are a complex public health issue potentially influenced by modifiable lifestyle factors and environmental stressors, suggesting integrated strategies may be needed to address the trend's impacts on health.

This review discusses treatment options for trichotillomania, focusing on cognitive-behavioral interventions and promising developments in combined pharmacotherapy and therapy approaches, but reports no new findings.

This case report described a 43-year-old male with trichotillomania, experiencing severe alopecia and an ulcerated plaque, who improved with a combination of antibiotic, antidepressant, and psychotherapy treatments, suggesting that these interventions may benefit individuals with psychiatric comorbidities linked to this condition.

This systematic review reported that habit reversal training showed the most consistent benefit for treating pediatric trichotillomania, while evidence for pharmacological treatments and alternative therapies like N-acetylcysteine remains insufficient, highlighting the need for early behavioral intervention and further research into standardized treatment protocols.

This review discusses how permanent micropigmentation can restore eyebrow appearance and potentially improve psychosocial well-being in cancer survivors experiencing alopecia after chemotherapy, but it reports no new clinical results.

This review identified several changeable psychosocial factors, like acceptance, as potential targets for interventions aimed at reducing self-stigma and improving mental health in affected individuals.

This review guides readers on how to critically evaluate multiple treatment comparison meta-analyses, offering insights for interpreting and communicating these studies but reporting no new results.

The document concludes that treating skin conditions should include psychological care and a multidisciplinary approach is essential for effective management.

This article presents guidelines developed by a multidisciplinary expert panel for the care of adolescent transgender and non-binary individuals with gender dysphoria, emphasizing individualized, affirmative care to enhance well-being and quality of life.

This article describes the Frontiers journal series, highlighting its open-access approach and tiered publishing system, but it presents no new empirical findings.

The congress showed that psychological therapy can help skin condition patients, social media affects acne stigma, education improves atopic dermatitis, and patient satisfaction in dermatology is high, especially with good doctor engagement.

This study found that patients with alopecia areata experience significantly poorer quality of life compared to the general population, affecting mental health, social functioning, and overall health outcomes.

In this observational study, among 135 Italian outpatients with alopecia areata, OCD symptoms were prevalent in 18.5%, and emotional distress was found in 20.7%, with emotional distress mediating the relationship between illness perceptions and OCD symptomatology.

This article reviews the psychiatric conditions associated with HIV, highlighting the bidirectional relationship and management challenges but presents no new research findings.

This meta-analysis found a significantly higher prevalence of depressive symptoms in women with PCOS compared to a control group, with 42.11% versus 13.62% according to the BDI assessment, highlighting the need for psychiatric evaluation and support for women with this syndrome.

In this literature review, it was reported that mental health disorders may both contribute to and be exacerbated by various types of hair loss, and an interdisciplinary treatment model is recommended for effective diagnosis and patient care.

This review outlines best practices for providing culturally competent care to transgender patients and discusses considerations for assessing disease risk, but reports no new research findings.

This article reviews the interconnectedness of the skin and nervous system and discusses various treatment options for psychophysiological skin disorders, reporting no new clinical results.

This review highlights the importance of promptly addressing symptoms in patients with inflammatory bowel disease, whether they stem from disease activity, medication side effects, or related autoimmune conditions, but it reports no new findings.

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.

This study reports that patients with alopecia areata in the US incur significantly higher healthcare utilization and expenses, primarily driven by ambulatory and pharmacy costs, compared to matched controls.

This editorial discusses the hormonal basis of catamenial epilepsy, particularly focusing on the roles of progesterone and neurosteroids, and presents no new research findings.

Progesterone treatment improved seizures in a woman with menstrual cycle-related epilepsy, but a wrong medication worsened her condition.

This review discusses various treatment options for alopecia areata, noting a lack of consensus on grading and treatment algorithms, and reports no new clinical results.