[Anxiety as a state and anxiety as a personality trait in patients with alopecia areata, rosacea and lichen ruber planus].

Our study comprised the examination of 120 persons by psychological methods. Every 30 of them were patients with alopecia areata, rosacea, lichen ruber planus, and healthy skin. The results revealed that patients suffering from skin diseases may be characterized by different anxiety conditions. Patients with rosacea turned out to possess a high level of anxiety trait: accordingly, their reactions towards the disease showed a higher level of anxiety state than could be observed in alopecia areata or lichen ruber planus patients. With regard to rosacea etiopathogenesis, psychogenic factors seem to play a special part if compared to the other diseases. In most of the cases, traumatogenic situations preceded the appearance of dermatoses and aggravated their signs and symptoms.