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    Glossary Social Anxiety Disorder

    intense fear of social situations due to potential judgment

    Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD), also known as social phobia, is a mental health condition characterized by an intense, persistent fear of being watched and judged by others in social or performance situations. This fear can lead to significant distress and impair daily functioning, often causing individuals to avoid social interactions or endure them with extreme anxiety.

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    1. Generalized anxiety disorder symptoms and daily social behavior predict hair cortisol concentration Anxiety Stress & Coping · 2025
    2. Psychological Dimensions of Hair Transplantation: A Narrative Review of Current Evidence Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology · 2025
    3. Management of autoimmune associated alopecia areata Nursing Standard · 2010 · 3 citations
    4. Reconsidering the classification of vitiligo and alopecia as cosmetic concerns in Medicaid and Tricare policies Journal of Dermatology for Physician Assistants · 2025
    5. Mood disorders and quality of life in polycystic ovary syndrome Gynecological Endocrinology · 2015 · 42 citations
    6. Psychosocial comorbidities in patients with paediatric alopecia areata: a literature review Clinical and Experimental Dermatology · 2024 · 6 citations
    7. Psychosomatic aspects of alopecia areata Clinics in Dermatology · 2018 · 20 citations
    8. The Burden of Disease in Alopecia Areata: Canadian Online Survey of Patients and Caregivers JMIR dermatology · 2022 · 1 citations
    9. Hair-Related Dysmorphophobia: A Mini-Review Brazilian Journal of Hair Health · 2025
    10. Alopecia Areata's Psychological Impact on Quality of Life, Mental Health, and Work Productivity: A Scoping Review International neuropsychiatric disease journal · 2024
    11. Abstracts from the 17th Congress of the European Society for Dermatology and Psychiatry Acta dermato-venereologica · 2017
    12. Psychosocial impact of alopecia areata in paediatric and adolescent populations: A systematic review Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health · 2024 · 16 citations
    13. Body-focused repetitive behaviors and the dermatology patient Clinics in Dermatology · 2018 · 17 citations
    14. Psychotrichology: psychosomatic aspects of hair diseases Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft · 2012 · 20 citations
    15. Estudio dermatológico y psiquiátrico en pacientes con alopecia areata 2015 · 1 citations
    16. Alopecia – focus on negative emotional impact Buletin de psihiatrie integrativă · 2023
    17. TRANSTORNOS DISSOCIATIVOS EM PACIENTES VÍTIMAS DE ABUSO SEXUAL NA INFÂNCIA Brazilian Journals Editora eBooks · 2023
    18. Psychosocial Aspects of Hair Loss InTech eBooks · 2017 · 6 citations
    19. 22 Psychiatry Neurology and Medical Psychology · 2023
    20. Alopecia Areata: Burden of Disease, Approach to Treatment, and Current Unmet Needs Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology · 2023 · 1 citations
    21. A Comprehensive Review of Management of Patients with Infertility having Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome AMEI's Current Trends in Diagnosis & Treatment · 2026
    22. Trichotillomania American Journal of Psychiatry · 2016 · 219 citations
    23. Stigmatization caused by hair loss – a systematic literature review Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft · 2020 · 19 citations
    24. Mental Health in Visible Skin Disorders: Assessing Anxiety and Depression in vitiligo and alopecia areata patients compared to Healthy Peers Libyan Medical Journal · 2025
    25. The effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for social anxiety symptoms in people living with alopecia areata: a single-group case-series design Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy · 2023 · 6 citations
    26. A mixed methods survey of social anxiety, anxiety, depression and wig use in alopecia BMJ open · 2017 · 69 citations
    27. Patient Perspectives of the Social, Emotional and Functional Impact of Alopecia Areata: A Systematic Literature Review Dermatology and Therapy · 2021 · 67 citations
    28. Update on psychodermatological disorders Expert Review of Dermatology · 2010 · 5 citations
    29. BI39 Oncological therapies and hair disorders: a narrative approach on permanent chemotherapy-induced alopecia. A literature review of cancer-related therapies and their associated hair and scalp disorders British Journal of Dermatology · 2024
    30. The impact, prevalence, and association of different forms of hair loss among individuals with anxiety disorder: Systematic review and meta-analysis Medicine · 2025 · 2 citations