Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Psychiatric comorbidities in patients with alopecia areata in Taiwan: a case-control study

Summary

Background:  Alopecia areata (AA) may be related to stress and has been reported to be associated with psychiatric disorders. Nevertheless, a nationwide study of the relationship between AA and comorbid psychiatric diseases has not been conducted, and the effect of onset age has rarely been reported.


Objectives:  The aim of this study is to analyze the associations between AA and various psychiatric disorders using a nationwide database in Taiwan.


Methods:  Data were obtained from the National Health Insurance Research Database of Taiwan from 2000 to 2009. A total of 5,117 AA patients ...

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