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Name: Alopecia (hair loss) due to psychological stress

Description: Psychodermatology

This casebook is published and has been read 274 times.

The author of this casebook has identified the following medical topics as being highly relevant to this casebook.

Hair Diseases -- Diseases affecting the orderly growth and persistence of hair.
hair follicle disorder -- condition in which there is a deviation from or interruption of the normal structure or function of the hair follicle, which is a tube-like invagination of the epidermis from which the hair shaft develops.

Bookmarks The following information, which has been distilled by the casebook author from this and other websites is particularly relevant to this casebook.

Bookmarks - Web

Web Page	Notes	Concepts
Diffuse hair loss: Its triggers and management ýýý Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine		(Hair Diseases)

Journal of Investigative Dermatology - Abstract of article: Burden of Hair Loss: Stress and the Underestimated Psychosocial Impact of Telogen Effluvium and Androgenetic Alopecia		(Hair Diseases)

[Diffuse hair loss in women] [Ther Umsch. 2002] - PubMed Result		(Hair Diseases)

Can stress make you lose your hair? [J Pract Nurs. 2001] - PubMed Result		(Hair Diseases)

Psychodermatology: A Guide to Understanding Common Psychocutaneous Disorders	Psychodermatology	(Hair Diseases)

Alopecia areata, stress and psychiatric disorders:...[J Dermatol. 1999] - PubMed Result		(Hair Diseases)