DIFFUSE HAIR LOSS IN WOMEN - PSYCHOPATHOLOGY OF THOSE WHO COMPLAIN

被引:5
作者
ECKERT, J [1 ]
机构
[1] BARROW HOSP, BRISTOL 9, ENGLAND
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D O I
10.1111/j.1600-0447.1976.tb00079.x
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R749 [精神病学];
学科分类号
100204 [神经病学];
摘要
Women [32] complaining of diffuse alopecia were examined by a psychiatrist. Of them, 7 had severe, usually long-standing marital and sexual problems and 2 were overtly depressed. In a previous investigation the results of tests to assess the degree of hair loss of these 7 women showed no significant difference from the values obtained in a control series of women. The psychopathology underlying this complaint is discussed and it is suggested that those women whose anxiety seems disproportionate to their degree of hair loss should be carefully questioned regarding depression and martial difficulties as these may cause them to be unusually sensitive to a hair loss which normally might not worry them sufficiently to seek further advice. They may then use their hair in a symbolic way to obtain help with their underlying problems.
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