Hypnotherapeutic management of alopecia areata

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 233-237

  Willemsen, Ria ^a   Vanderlinden, Johan ^b   Deconinck, Arlette ^a   Roseeuw, Diane ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DITHRANOL; ESCITALOPRAM; IMMUNOLOGIC AGENT; MINOXIDIL; SERTRALINE; STEROID;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ALOPECIA AREATA; ALOPECIA OPHIASIS; ALOPECIA TOTALIS; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; SCANTY HAIR; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALOPECIA AREATA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOSIS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745831223     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2005.09.025     Document Type: Article

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