June 1st, 2020 by Chassin

Ms. Paige Clarke-Jeffers announces the enrollment of Black women with all forms of alopecia areata in her research project: “Black Women’s Experiences of Living with Alopecia” at Birmingham City University, United Kingdom. The study is for her Masters of Health Psychology dissertation.

Posted in 2020, AA Support Network Blog, Action Alert, alopecia areata, Friends of BGDL, psychology, research, support, UK, What Women Say
January 18th, 2017 by Chassin

Researchers at the University of Sheffield’s Department of Psychology want to hear from you!
Will a self-help program aid patients with visible skin differences?
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Posted in 2017, psychology, research
January 4th, 2013 by Chassin
Self-perception is a major player in the lives of all people with alopecia areata, particularly women. Who am I now? Who will I be? John Tierney’s NY Times article (Why You Won’t Be the Person You Expect to Be) talks about the Harvard psychologist’s study “The End of History Illusion” in the journal Science.
Posted in 2013, psychology
January 1st, 2013 by admin
With the science of doing good marching light years faster than alopecia research, a daily dose of gratitude buffers the losses felt with alopecia http://yhoo.it/VhqvNB
Posted in 2013, psychology, support