Psychological stress impact neurotrophic factor levels in patients with androgenetic alopecia and correlated with disease progression.

Background: Androgenetic alopecia (AGA) is a common form of hair loss that can be influenced by psychological factors.

Aim: To investigate the impact of mental stress on neurotrophic factors in patients with AGA and correlate the findings with the progression of AGA.

Methods: A total of 120 patients with AGA were analyzed in this study, which were divided into a non-stress group ( = 30) and a stress group ( = 90) on the basis of the presence or absence of psychological stress confirmed by Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21 scale.