Psychological status of patients with alopecia areata

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 304-306

  Alfani, Stefania ^a   Antinone, Valeria ^b   Mozzetta, Aurelia ^b   Di Pietro, Cristina ^a   Mazzanti, Cinzia ^c   Stella, Piero ^c   Raskovich, Desanka ^d   Abeni, Damiano ^a  

^a Laboratory of Health Services Research   (Italy)

^b Service of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy Psychosomatics   (Italy)

^c Day Hospital Dermatologico   (Italy)

^d LABORATORIO DI PATOLOGIA VASCOLARE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alopecia areata; Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory; MMPI 2; Psychological status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALOPECIA AREATA; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DERMATOLOGY; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALOPECIA AREATA; ANXIETY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; HYSTERIA; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MMPI; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859774261     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/00015555-1239     Document Type: Article

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