Literatue on Male Pattern Baldness (androgenetic alopecia)
(Focus on psychological aspects)

compiled by PD Dr. Ronald Henss, Department of Psychology, University of the Saarland, Saarbrücken, Germany

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Butler, J., Pryor, B. & Grieder, M. (1998). Impression formation as a function of male baldness. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 86, 347-350.
Cash, T. F. (1990). Losing hair, losing points? The effects of male pattern baldness on social impression formation. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 20, 154-167.
Cash, T. F. (1992). The psychological effects of androgenetic alopecia in men. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 26, 926-931.
Cash, T. F. (1999). The psychological consequences of androgenetic alopecia: a review of the research literature. British Journal of Dermatology, 141, 398-405.
Cash, T. F., Price, V. H. & Savin, R. C. (1993). Psychological effects of androgenetic alopecia on women: Comparisons with balding men and with female control subjects. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology,29, 568-575.
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Hamilton, J. B. (1942). Male hormone stimulation is prerequisite and an incitant in common baldness. American Journal of Anatomy, 71, 451-480.
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Health Outcome Group (1997). A survey of European men regarding hair loss and quality of life. Health Outcome Group. 435 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA94301.
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Literatue on Male Pattern Baldness (androgenetic alopecia)(Focus on psychological aspects)

compiled by PD Dr. Ronald Henss, Department of Psychology, University of the Saarland, Saarbrücken, Germany

Literatue on Male Pattern Baldness (androgenetic alopecia)
(Focus on psychological aspects)