A review of psychiatric disorders comorbidities in patients with alopecia areata

Ahmad Ghanizadeh; Anaheed Ayoobzadehshirazi

doi:10.4103/0974-7753.136746

A review of psychiatric disorders comorbidities in patients with alopecia areata

Int J Trichology. 2014 Jan;6(1):2-4. doi: 10.4103/0974-7753.136746.

Authors

Ahmad Ghanizadeh¹, Anaheed Ayoobzadehshirazi²

Affiliations

¹ Research Center for Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Shiraz, Iran ; Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Shiraz, Iran ; 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, Iran.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Alopecia areata; anxiety; depressive disorder; psychiatry; schizophrenia.

Publication types

Review