Assessment of a Bidirectional Association Between Major Depressive Disorder and Alopecia Areata | Zendy

Isabelle A. Vallerand | Zendy; Ryan T. Lewinson | Zendy; Laurie Parsons | Zendy; Jori Hardin | Zendy; Richard M. Haber | Zendy; Mark Lowerison | Zendy; Cheryl Barnabé | Zendy; Scott B. Patten | Zendy

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Assessment of a Bidirectional Association Between Major Depressive Disorder and Alopecia Areata

Author(s) -

Isabelle A. Vallerand,

Ryan T. Lewinson,

Laurie Parsons,

Jori Hardin,

Richard M. Haber,

Mark Lowerison,

Cheryl Barnabé,

Scott B. Patten

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

jama dermatology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.128

H-Index - 166

eISSN - 2168-6084

pISSN - 2168-6068

DOI - 10.1001/jamadermatol.2018.4398

Subject(s) - alopecia areata , medicine , dermatology , association (psychology) , major depressive disorder , medline , psychiatry , psychotherapist , cognition , psychology , political science , law

Alopecia areata (AA) is an autoimmune disease characterized by hair loss that can impose a substantial psychological burden on patients, including major depressive disorder (MDD), yet many patients report mental health symptoms prior to the onset of AA. As such, there may be an association between MDD and AA that acts in both directions.

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