title: [Testing the significance of psychic factors in the etiology of alopecia areata. II. Examination of personality by means of Eysenck's Personality Inventory (MPI) adapted by Choynowski].
abstract: We evaluated the role of psychic factors in the etiopathogenesis of alopecia areata on the basis of Eysenck's Personality Inventory adapted by Choynowski. 55 patients were tested (28 women and 27 men). The control group consisted of 50 volunteers. The analysis of the results showed that the neurotic type of personality was predominant in the group of patients (43.64%). Neurotic personality found in such a high percentage of the patients with alopecia areata may be an additional element in the group of psychic factors that possibly have some influence on the development of the disease.
authors.affiliation: I Klinika Dermatologii SAM, Katowice, Francuska.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wygledowska-Kania
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bogdanowski
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000506:Alopecia Areata / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D009497:Neurotic Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D010555:Personality Inventory