ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2023
Systematic Review of Psychological Interventions for Quality of Life, Mental Health, and Hair Growth in Alopecia Areata and Scarring Alopecia.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- S3 guideline diagnostics and therapy in alopecia areata - Part 2: Therapy, psychosocial and cosmetic support.Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft = Journal of the German Society of Dermatology : JDDG · 2026Guideline
- Epidemiology, Diagnosis and Management of Alopecia Areata: An Asia-Pacific Modified Delphi Expert Panel Recommendations.International journal of dermatology · 2026Article
- Predictive Factors of Response and Real-World Experience of Baricitinib on Alopecia Areata: A Single Tertiary Center Study on a 72 Patients' Cohort.International journal of dermatology · 2026Article
- Illness Perception, Emotional Distress, and Obsessive-Compulsive Symptomatology in Patients with Alopecia Areata: A Mediation Study.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Technological Advances in Anti-hair Loss and Hair Regrowth Cosmeceuticals: Mechanistic Breakthroughs and Industrial Prospects Driven by Multidisciplinary Collaborative Innovation.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2025Review
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- Global sex disparities in lifetime risk of alopecia areata: a systematic analysis from the global burden of disease study, 1990 to 2021.Biology of sex differences · 2025Article
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- Sexual Dysfunction in Alopecia Areata: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- A Three-Step Diagnostic Algorithm for Alopecia: Pattern Analysis in Trichoscopy.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Alopecia Areata: Understanding the Pathophysiology and Advancements in Treatment Modalities.Cureus · 2025Review
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- Economic Burden of Alopecia Areata in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from a Societal Perspective: A Cost-of-Illness Analysis.Journal of health economics and outcomes research · 2025Article
- Hair Growth Effect and the Mechanisms ofInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- Psychological stress impact neurotrophic factor levels in patients with androgenetic alopecia and correlated with disease progression.World journal of psychiatry · 2024Article
- Impact of Hair Transplantation on Quality of Life.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2024Article
- The Hormonal Background of Hair Loss in Non-Scarring Alopecias.Biomedicines · 2024Review
- Assessing a measure for Quality of Life in patients with severe Alopecia Areata: a multicentric Italian study.Frontiers in public health · 2024Observational
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Abstract
Alopecia is associated with significant psychological burden. There is limited evidence on the use of psychological interventions in conditions of hair loss. This manuscript systematically reviews the current state of literature on psychological treatments for quality of life, mental health, and hair growth in various forms of alopecia. PubMed and Embase were searched with predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria. Reference lists were also examined for relevant studies. Nine articles met our criteria and are included in this review. Eight of the articles related to alopecia areata and one related to scarring alopecia. Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) was found to improve quality of life-related subjective symptoms, relationship impacts, anxiety, phobia, distress, and psychological symptom intensity. Alopecia-specific collocated behavioral health (CLBH) treatment showed a trend for psychosocial improvement in areas such as appearance shame, activity avoidance, negative emotions, and coping. Hypnotherapy was found to improve anxiety and depression, quality of life measures, and alexithymia. There was also some evidence for significant hair growth with hypnosis, but the data are mixed. Psychotherapy combined with immunotherapy led to more hair growth, and supported self-confidence. Finally, coping strategies modulated the subjective burden of alopecia, and were associated with disease improvement. Further research will be necessary to better establish the efficacy and optimal administration of these interventions in alopecia.
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