title: A review of psychiatric disorders comorbidities in patients with alopecia areata.
abstract: This is a review of psychiatric problems in patients with alopecia areata (AA). The electronic database of MedLine/PubMed was searched using the determined keywords. The rate of depression in children and adolescents with AA is up to 50%. Stressful life events are associated with AA. A rate of 39% for generalized anxiety disorders was reported. AA is highly associated with obsessive compulsive disorder (35.7%) in children and adolescents. Schizophrenia tended to be less seen in AA patients.
authors.affiliation: Research Center for Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Shiraz, Iran ; Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Shiraz, Iran ; Department of Neuroscience, School of Advanced Medical Sciences and Technologies, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
authors.forename: Ahmad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ghanizadeh
authors.affiliation: Research Center for Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
authors.forename: Anaheed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ayoobzadehshirazi
keywords: Alopecia areata; anxiety; depressive disorder; psychiatry; schizophrenia
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