Alopecia Areata patients have higher rates of anxiety and depression, says study
The study demonstrated a strong relationship between Alopecia Areata (AA) patients and two to three times higher anxiety and depression rates than the general population.
France: AA patients experience anxiety and depressive disorders requiring psychiatric care. Some isolated symptoms are the warning signs that need monitoring due to the risk of developing into disorders, findings from a study have revealed. The results appeared in JAMA Dermatology.
Two meta-analyses revealed a high prevalence of anxiety and depression in AA patients. The analyses highly pointed association of AA with anxiety and depression, and no difference exists between disorders and symptoms.
For this purpose, the researchers performed a large meta-analysis separating the depressive and anxiety disorders prevalence from depressive and anxiety symptoms in such patients using data sources like Pubmed, the Cochrane library, ScienceDirect, Embase and PsycINFO. The researchers used MOOSE reporting guidelines, Pooled prevalence and meta-regressions in the study.
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