The main objective of the studies described in this thesis is to study the psychosocial problems of men and women with androgenetic alopecia who applied for treatment. In chapter 2, the psychological characteristics of 59 men with androgenetic alopecia from a sample of the general population were compared with those of men without androgenetic alopecia and a group of men with androgenetic alopecia from a clinical population. Chapter 3 is devoted to a study at the psychological characteristics of a group of men with androgenetic alopecia who participated in a clinical triaL The questions are: I. Do men with androgenetic alopecia who apply for treatment have unfavourable personality traits and specific hair problems?, 2. Does subjectively perceived regrowth of hair lead to an improvement in social and psychological well being and a reduction in hair problems? and 3. ls the effect of perceived hair regrowth larger in younger than in older men? The study described in chapter 4 is devoted to research at the psychological and social problems of women with androgenetic alopecia. The outcome is compared with two control groups; women with nonvisible dermatological disorders and men with androgenetic alopecia from a clinical population. Chapter 5 describes additional investigations into the characteristics and the level of psychological problems in women with androgenetic alopecia and their adaptation to their hair loss. The study questions are: I. What problems exist in various life areas in the women with androgenetic alopecia who applied for treatment? and 2. How many women with androgenetic alopecia show general psychosocial maladjustment which is attributable to androgenetic alopecia?

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Financial support for the publication of this thesis from The Upjohn Company, Kalamazoo, MI. is gratefully acknowledged
E. Stolz (Ernst) , F. Verhage
Erasmus University Rotterdam
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Erasmus MC: University Medical Center Rotterdam

van der Donk, J. (1992, November 18). Psychosocial aspects of androgenetic alopecia. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1765/40224