The associated burden of mental health conditions in alopecia areata: a population-based study in UK primary care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Alopecia areata (AA) is a common cause of nonscarring hair loss that can have a profound psychological impact.

Objectives

To assess the co-occurrence of depression and anxiety in adults with AA compared with the general population, and to evaluate the mental health treatment burden and impact on time off work and unemployment.

Methods

In total, 5435 people with newly diagnosed AA in UK primary care were identified from the Oxford Royal College of General Practitioners Research and Surveillance Centre network database, and matched to 21 740 controls. In cases and controls, we compared the prevalence and incidence of depressive episodes, recurrent depressive disorder and anxiety disorder, rates of time off work and unemployment, and, in those with pre-existin

SUBMITTER: Macbeth AE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9542942 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature