# “‘You lose your hair, what’s the big deal?’ I was so embarrassed, I was so self-conscious, I was so depressed:” a qualitative interview study to understand the psychosocial burden of alopecia areata

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/you-lose-your-hair-what-s-the-big-deal-i-was-so-embarrassed-i-was-so-self/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Natalie V. J. Aldhouse,Helen Kitchen,S.L. Knight,Jake Macey,Fabio P. Nunes,Yves Dutronc,Natasha Atanaskova Mesinkovska,Justin Ko,Brett King,Kathleen W. Wyrwich |
| Citations | 102 |
| DOI | 10.1186/s41687-020-00240-7 |
| Fields | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology,Medicine |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | gold |
| OA URL | https://jpro.springeropen.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s41687-020-00240-7 |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W3084486220 |
| PMID | 32914253 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2020 |

## Paper authors

- [Natalie V. J. Aldhouse](https://scholariq.org/researchers/natalie-v-j-aldhouse/)
- [Helen Kitchen](https://scholariq.org/researchers/helen-kitchen/)

## Paper journal

- [Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes](https://scholariq.org/journals/journal-of-patient-reported-outcomes/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Hair Growth and Disorders](https://scholariq.org/topics/hair-growth-and-disorders/)

## Paper topics

- [Hair Growth and Disorders](https://scholariq.org/topics/hair-growth-and-disorders/)
- [Skin and Cellular Biology Research](https://scholariq.org/topics/skin-and-cellular-biology-research/)
- [Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy and related conditions](https://scholariq.org/topics/hypertrophic-osteoarthropathy-and-related-conditions/)

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