ArticleBehavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)2026
Illness Perception, Emotional Distress, and Obsessive-Compulsive Symptomatology in Patients with Alopecia Areata: A Mediation Study.
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Abstract
Alopecia Areata (AA) is a chronic disorder with significant psychological impact due to its unpredictability. While emotional distress (ED) is well-recognized in AA, the interplay between illness perception (IP) and obsessive-compulsive (OCD) symptomatology remains underexplored. This -sectional, observational study aimed to investigate the prevalence of OCD symptoms and ED in AA outpatients, analyzed the relationship between IP and OCD symptomatology. One-hundred-thirty-five AA outpatients, from a specialized Hospital in Rome, Italy, were recruited. Participants completed the DASS-21 for ED, the Brief IPQ for IP, and the OCI-R for OCD symptomatology. AA severity was assessed using standardized scores. Statistical analyses included correlations and a simple mediation model. OCD symptomatology was found in 18.5% of the sample, and clinical-level ED in 20.7%. Strong associations were found between OCI-R and DASS-21 (r = 0.56,
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