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International Journal of Dermatology | 2008

Alexithymia and dermatology: the state of the art.

Ria Willemsen; Diane Roseeuw; Johan Vanderlinden

Background  Alexithymia is a personality trait characterized by difficulties in differentiating and describing feelings. Research indicates that alexithymia acts as a triggering factor for many medical and psychiatric disorders. The interest in alexithymia has increased considerably over the past decade. A state of the art review of recent research on alexithymia in medical and dermatological research is presented.


Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology | 2009

Increased history of childhood and lifetime traumatic events among adults with alopecia areata

Ria Willemsen; Johan Vanderlinden; Diane Roseeuw; Patrick Haentjens

BACKGROUND Whether adult alopecia areata (AA) is associated with childhood or total lifetime traumatic events is not known. Previous studies have investigated only the relationship with recent stressful events. OBJECTIVE We sought to determine whether patients with AA experience more childhood or total lifetime traumatic events, as measured by the Traumatic Experiences Checklist. METHODS Using a case-control study, data on 90 patients with AA and 91 control subjects were analyzed. RESULTS Significantly more patients with AA experienced total lifetime and early childhood traumatic events, with an odds ratio of 2.46 (95% confidence interval 1.15-5.28; P = .017) and 2.16 (1.15-4.06; P = .016), respectively. In patients with AA, the global impact score related to their traumatic experiences was significantly higher than in control subjects (P < .001). In addition, patients with AA experienced significantly more emotionally and physically traumatic events. LIMITATION This case-control study is susceptible to recall bias and to confounding factors associated with stress caused by AA outbreaks or by a traumatic childhood history. CONCLUSION Our study documents an increased history of childhood trauma in patients with AA compared with control subjects.


Acta Dermato-venereologica | 2011

Hypnosis and Alopecia Areata: Long-term Beneficial Effects on Psychological Well-being

Ria Willemsen; Patrick Haentjens; Diane Roseeuw; Johan Vanderlinden

Although there often exists important psychological comorbidity in patients with alopecia areata, few studies have investigated the role of psychotherapeutic interventions. The aim of this prospective cohort study was to investigate the long-term evolution of psychological symptoms in twenty-one patients with refractory alopecia areata. Patients received 10 individual sessions of hypnosis during an approximate 6-month period. Before treatment, patients presented a pathological psychological comorbidity. After treatment, a significant amelioration of alexithymia, anxiety, depression and mental well-being was observed. These improvements were maintained up to 6 months after the end of treatment. Important limitations of this study include the recruitment of highly motivated patients and a non-controlled study design. In summary, hypnotherapy may be effective for significantly improving and maintaining psychological well-being and quality of life in patients with refractory alopecia areata.


Directieve therapie | 2002

Hypnose bij patienten met psoriasis: literatuuroverzicht en gevalsbeschrijvingen

Ria Willemsen; Johan Vanderlinden

SamenvattingPsoriasis of schubziekte is een huidaandoening die één à twee procent van de bevolking treft. De aandoening is erfelijk bepaald, maar wordt tevens uitgelokt of verergerd door omgevingsfactoren, waaronder stressvolle gebeurtenissen. Bovendien geeft de ziekte zelf aanleiding tot vermindering van de levenskwaliteit. Na een beknopt overzicht van de literatuur aangaande de psychotherapeutische aanpak van psoriasis, worden aan de hand van enkele gevalsbeschrijvingen verschillende hypnotische strategieën in de behandeling van psoriasis geïllustreerd. Vervolgens bespreken we de resultaten aangaande het gebruik van hypnose bij negen volwassenen met therapieresistente psoriasis. Allen kregen een combinatie van hypnose met conventionele therapie. De regressie van de psoriasisplekken aan het einde van de behandeling bedroeg bij zeven van de negen patiënten tussen de vijftig en de honderd procent. Dit gunstige effect kon bij drie onder hen tot op heden bewaard blijven.


Directieve therapie | 2002

Hypnose bij patiënten met alopecia areata, areata totalis en alopecia universalis – gedeeltelijke of totale kaalhoofdigheid

Ria Willemsen; Johan Vanderlinden; Diane Roseeuw

SamenvattingNa een samenvatting van de etiologie en de mogelijke psychotherapeutische behandeling van alopecia areata en alopecia universalis, beschrijven we aan de hand van casuïstiek de hypnotherapeutische aanpak bij de behandeling van gedeeltelijke of volledige kaalheid. Vervolgens presenteren we de resultaten van de hypnosebehandeling bij zestien patiënten met alopecia areata, alopecia totalis of alopecia universalis waarbij de conventionele therapie gefaald had. De hypnotherapeutische aanpak leidde tot nieuwe haargroei bij drie patiënten met alopecia universalis en bij zes patiënten met uitgebreide alopecia areata. Hypnose bleek een gunstig effect te hebben bij de patiënten met alopecia areata, doch in mindere mate bij de patiënten met alopecia universalis, waar een belangrijke terugval werd vastgesteld zodra de therapie werd stopgezet.


Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology | 2006

Hypnotherapeutic management of alopecia areata

Ria Willemsen; Johan Vanderlinden; Arlette Deconinck; Diane Roseeuw


Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology | 2010

Hypnosis in refractory alopecia areata significantly improves depression, anxiety, and life quality but not hair regrowth.

Ria Willemsen; Patrick Haentjens; Diane Roseeuw; Johan Vanderlinden


International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis | 2008

Hypnotic Approaches for Alopecia Areata

Ria Willemsen; Johan Vanderlinden


/data/revues/01909622/v62i3/S0190962209007129/ | 2013

Hypnosis in refractory alopecia areata significantly improves depression, anxiety, and life quality but not hair regrowth

Ria Willemsen; Patrick Haentjens; Diane Roseeuw; Johan Vanderlinden


Archive | 2010

Alopecia areata: stress and hypnosis

Ria Willemsen; Johan Vanderlinden

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Johan Vanderlinden

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

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Diane Roseeuw

Catholic University of Leuven

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Patrick Haentjens

Vrije Universiteit Brussel

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