research Illness perception in patients with androgenetic alopecia and alopecia areata in China
Illness perception affects mental health and quality of life in Chinese alopecia patients.
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Alopecia areata impacts mental well-being more due to perceptions and stigma than disease severity.
research Illness perception, psychological distress, and quality of life in patients with alopecia: a cross-sectional study from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Negative views about alopecia worsen quality of life and increase anxiety and depression.
research Illness Perception, Emotional Distress, and Obsessive–Compulsive Symptomatology in Patients with Alopecia Areata: A Mediation Study
Negative illness perceptions increase emotional distress, worsening OCD symptoms in alopecia areata patients.
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Understanding patients' views on their illness can help improve their disease management.
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