Hair loss perception and symptoms of depression in female outpatients attending a general dermatology clinic Percepção de queda de cabelos e sintomas depressivos em pacientes do sexo feminino em ambulatório de dermatologia geral

• Main Authors: Juliano Vilaverde Schmitt (Author), Camila Ferrari Ribeiro (Author), Fernanda Homem de Mello de Souza (Author), Elisa Beatriz Dalledone Siqueira (Author), Fernanda Regina Lemos Bebber (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2012-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Hair loss is a common complaint among women and may be associated with psychological disturbances. OBJECTIVES: This study investigated dermatology patients with respect to the prevalence of complaints of hair loss and the association between these complaints and symptoms of depression. M...