title: [Psychosomatic disorders of the scalp].
abstract: Psychosomatic disorders of the scalp have some special characteristics due to the visibility, possible stigmatization, and amount/patterns of hair. Of practical relevance is trichotillomania, which is now classified as an obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Patients who are obsessed with normal physiological hair loss represent a further psychodermatological challenge. Psychosomatic therapy includes basic psychosomatic care, behavior therapy, or treatment with psychopharmaceuticals.
authors.affiliation: Vivantes Netzwerk für Gesundheit GmbH, Klinik für Dermatologie und Allergologie, Immunonkologisches Zentrum, Schwerpunkt Männermedizin, Vivantes Klinikum Spandau, Akademisches Lehrkrankenhaus, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Neue Bergstr. 6, 13585, Berlin, Deutschland. wolfgang.harth@vivantes.de.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Harth
mesh_terms: D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012535:Scalp / Q000473:pathology*; D012536:Scalp Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014256:Trichotillomania / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D011619:Psychotropic Drugs
keywords: Androgenetic alopecia; Depression; Hair loss; Psychotherapy; Trichotillomania