Chapters authored
Perspective Chapter: Psychosocial Impact of COVID-19 – Stigma and Xenophobia
The novel type of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, which affected the whole world and resulted in the death of many people, caused problems in various fields in societies. The effects of the pandemic, especially on health and the economy, have reached important points and studies in these areas have intensified. It is also a known fact that the pandemic causes psychosocial problems in humans. Existing problems have also had negative effects on mental health. Measures, restrictions, and quarantine practices are taken to control the epidemic have caused psychological, social, and economic problems. The spread of the disease and changes in living conditions have led to an increase in negative attitudes among people. The pandemic has also caused discriminatory and stigmatizing attitudes among people. In addition, xenophobic attitudes, defined as fear, hatred, and prejudice against foreigners, have become widespread during the pandemic process. People exposed to stigma and xenophobic attitudes due to the pandemic have experienced social and economic inequalities. It is important to prevent stigmatizing and xenophobic attitudes during the pandemic process in order to ensure social cohesion in society. In this section, the psychosocial effects of stigma and xenophobia associated with COVID-19 will be discussed in light of literature.
Part of the book: Psychosocial, Educational, and Economic Impacts of COVID-19
Psychological Aspect of Alopecia
Hair is one of the most important components of the individual’s appearance and self-perception, as an organ that has an important role in social and sexual communication in humans. Therefore, hair loss can have negative effects on self-confidence, body image and self-esteem. Trichopsychodermatology is a special field of psychodermatology that deals with the psychosocial causes and consequences of hair loss and hair diseases. Alopecia patients suffer from various mental disorders, especially anxiety and depression. Psychological stress and emotional difficulties act as triggers and accelerators in both trichotillomania, which is within the scope of primary psychiatric diseases, and hair diseases with different etiopathogenesis such as alopecia areata, telogen effluvium, cicatricial alopecia, androgenetic alopecia, anagen alopecia. Providing psychiatric diagnosis and treatment in a patient presenting with alopecia may also have a positive effect on the course of alopecia. In this section, the psychiatric approach to patients with alopecia is discussed. This situation, which is frequently observed by dermatologists in clinical practice, has actually been little studied in the literature.
Part of the book: Alopecia Management