RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Association between hirsutism and mental health
JF Neurosciences Journal
JO Neurosciences (Riyadh)
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 242
OP 244
VO 12
IS 3
A1 Hajheydari, Zohreh
A1 Jamshidi, Mojgan
A1 Masoudzadeh, Abbas
YR 2007
UL http://nsj.org.sa/content/12/3/242.abstract
AB OBJECTIVE: To ascertain the prevalence of psychiatric disturbances in a sample of hirsute women.METHODS: This case-control study was carried out on 100 hirsute women referred to a dermatology clinic in Sari, Mazandaran, Iran from 2004 to 2005. One hundred non-hirsute healthy control subjects were case-matched for demographic variables and completed the symptom checklist revised (SCL-90-R) instrument. Data were analyzed using SPSS software (version 11).RESULTS: Forty-three percent of the women reported psychological distress, with the most common subscales being interpersonal sensitivity, paranoid, depression, and obsessive compulsive. In the control group, 42% were suspicious for mental disorders. There was no significant difference between the 2 groups.CONCLUSION: No significant difference concerning mental health was reported between the hirsute and non-hirsute women. This maybe due to patients having adapted to their disorder due to the presence of high social stress conditions in Iran.