310 The association of depression and alopecia areata in women: A prospective study

Alopecia areata (AA) is a common autoimmune condition of the skin that causes hair loss from the scalp and body. Recent studies have proposed a relationship between AA and comorbid psychiatric conditions including anxiety and depression. Our aim was to explore the association between depression and AA prospectively. A cohort of 56,079 female nurses from Nurses Health Study (NHS) were followed up from 2002 to 2012 to investigate whether a previous diagnosis of depression (n=36,083) was associated with the risk of self-reported new-onset AA (n=130).
Source: Journal of Investigative Dermatology - Category: Dermatology Authors: Tags: Clinical Research: Epidemiology of Skin Diseases Source Type: research