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A review of psychiatric disorders comorbidities in patients with alopecia areata
Ahmad Ghanizadeh1, Anaheed Ayoobzadehshirazi2
1 Research Center for Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine; Department of Neuroscience, School of Advanced Medical Sciences and Technologies, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
2 Research Center for Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
Correspondence Address:
Ahmad Ghanizadeh
Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Hafez Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz
Iran
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DOI: 10.4103/0974-7753.136746
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This is a review of psychiatric problems in patients with alopecia areata (AA). The electronic database of MedLine/PubMed was searched using the determined keywords. The rate of depression in children and adolescents with AA is up to 50%. Stressful life events are associated with AA. A rate of 39% for generalized anxiety disorders was reported. AA is highly associated with obsessive compulsive disorder (35.7%) in children and adolescents. Schizophrenia tended to be less seen in AA patients. |
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