Coping with Alopecia.Coping With Alopecia androgenetic alopecia a progressive, diffuse, symmetric loss of scalp hair, believed due to a combination of genetic predisposition and increased response of hair follicles to androgens, in men beginning around age 30 with hair loss from the vertex and frontoparietal regions (male pattern a. or male pattern baldness), and in females beginning later with less severe hair loss in the frontocentral area of the scalp. Nigel Hunt & Sue McHale Sheldon Press/Internatonal Publishers Marketing PO Box 605, Herndon, VA 20172-0605 0859699102 $12.95 1-800-758-3756 Alopecia is a medical condition that causes severe hair loss in men and women. The collaboration by psychologists Nigel Hunt and Sue McHale, Coping With Alopecia offers solid information and practical advice about the different types of alopecia, causes and treatments, and how to cope with the social consequences of hair loss, from getting along with peers to the strain that losing one's hair can put on relationships. Personal anecdotes along with medical and psychological wisdom create a balanced guide to living with the effects of and successful recovering from alopecia. |
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