Psychoemotional disturbances in women with alopecia: analysis of the impact of mental maladaptation and disease genesis

Background. Alopecia is a multifactorial condition associated with pronounced psychosocial consequences, particularly in women. Despite a considerable number of studies, the relationship between the genesis of alopecia, the level of mental maladaptation, and emotional disturbances remains insufficiently explored. Purpose – to investigate the features of the psychoemotional state (manifestations of depression, anxiety, and distress responses) in women with alopecia of different genesis and to determine their dependence on the level of mental maladaptation in order to substantiate medical and psychological approaches to correction. Materials and Methods. A total of 153 women with alopecia were examined (45 with metabolic alopecia and 108 with mixed alopecia). The psychoemotional state was assessed using the DASS-21 scale in its Ukrainian adaptation. Clinical-psychopathological, psychodiagnostic, and statistical methods were applied. Results. It was found that patients with mixed alopecia had significantly higher levels of depression, anxiety, and stress (p