Derms on Drugs

What If Every Day Was a Bad Hair Day?


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Admit it—bad hair days are the worst. Now imagine every day is one. Alopecia’s psychological impact is way deeper (and more surprising) than most people think. This week, the Derms on Drugs sit down with Harvard’s Dr. Maryanne Makredes Senna to unpack the mental side of AA—and then dive into what to do when a JAK inhibitor just… doesn’t JAK. As always, we’re answering the questions you didn’t even know you had.

Here’s what we’re tackling:

  • What hits harder on anxiety and depression—scarring or non-scarring alopecia?

  • How tightly does AA severity track with psychological burden?

  • How should you approach the mental health effects of AA?
    (Yes, you should ask. No, you shouldn’t be the one treating—here’s how to bridge patients to the right therapists.)

  • And what do you do when a JAK Inhibitor isn’t giving you the results you hoped for?

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