Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 55, Issue 2 , Pages 233-237 , August 2006

Hypnotherapeutic management of alopecia areata

  • Ria Willemsen, MD

      Affiliations

    • From the Department of Dermatology, Academic Hospital, Free University (VUB), Brussels
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Ria Willemsen, MD, Broekstraat 28, 1860 Meise, Belgium.
    • ,
  • Johan Vanderlinden, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University Center Sint Jozef and Catholic University of Leuven, Faculty of Psychology
    • ,
  • Arlette Deconinck, MD

      Affiliations

    • From the Department of Dermatology, Academic Hospital, Free University (VUB), Brussels
    • ,
  • Diane Roseeuw, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • From the Department of Dermatology, Academic Hospital, Free University (VUB), Brussels

,Accepted 27 September 2005.

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 Funding sources: None.Disclosure: Drs Willemsen and Vanderlinden are members of the board of the Flemish Society of Hypnosis.

PII: S0190-9622(05)03021-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2005.09.025

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 55, Issue 2 , Pages 233-237 , August 2006

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