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Follow-up study of patients treated by X-ray epilation for tinea capitis: psychiatric and psychometric evaluation

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  • Omran, A.R.
  • Shore, R.E.
  • Markoff, R.A.
  • Friedhoff, A.
  • Albert, R.E.
  • Barr, H.
  • Dahlstrom, W.G.
  • Pasternack, B.S.

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To investigate the late effects of radiation to the head upon subclinical disorders, a psychiatric and psychometric evaluation was performed on 177 cases treated 10-29 years earlier for ringworm of the scalp by X-ray therapy (N:109) or, by chemotherapy (N:68). Analyses which controlled for educational level and family psychiatric disorders showed that, among whites, the irradiated group manifested more psychiatric symptoms and more deviant MMPI (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory) scores. They were also judged more maladjusted from their MMPI profiles, and more frequently had a history of treated psychiatric disorders; however, the psychiatrist's overall rating of current psychiatric status showed only a borderline difference between the two groups. There were no significant differences between irradiated and chemotherapy treated blacks.

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  • Omran, A.R. & Shore, R.E. & Markoff, R.A. & Friedhoff, A. & Albert, R.E. & Barr, H. & Dahlstrom, W.G. & Pasternack, B.S., 1978. "Follow-up study of patients treated by X-ray epilation for tinea capitis: psychiatric and psychometric evaluation," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 68(6), pages 561-567.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:1978:68:6:561-567_9
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    1. Henneberger, K. & Röseler, J. & Haufe, A. & Wünsche, H.-J., 1981. "Density-functional method for the inhomogeneous electron-hole plasma in polar substances," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 109(1), pages 161-177.
    2. Dorit Segal-Engelchin & Shifra Shvarts, 2020. "Does Severity of Hair Loss Matter? Factors Associated with Mental Health Outcomes in Women Irradiated for Tinea Capitis in Childhood," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(20), pages 1-12, October.

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