A THEORY OF THE PATHOGENESIS OF ORDINARY HUMAN BALDNESS
1950; American Medical Association; Volume: 61; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1001/archderm.1950.01530080040004
ISSN1538-3652
Autores Tópico(s)Skin Protection and Aging
ResumoBALDNESS in men is such a common occurrence that it has almost come to be accepted as a normal phenomenon. This view has been encouraged by the attributing of the condition either to irrevocable heredity or to the ubiquitous condition of seborrhea. Understandably, however, much thought and investigation have been expended in an attempt to comprehend and reverse this blow to masculine pride. Work on the subject has been carried out almost exclusively by dermatologists. A review of the most authoritative present day dermatologic textbooks indicates, however, that the problem is still far from being solved. We, as psychiatrists, were initially drawn to this problem by observations on facial expression. These observations, together with certain significant contributions to the literature which were apparently hitherto overlooked, led to the formulation of what is offered as a comprehensive explanation of the pathogenesis of ordinary human baldness. CRITICAL REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE The literature dealing with the problem of ordinary
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