Psychotrichology

Mohammad Jafferany is Professor at Central Michigan University. He has combined training in Dermatology and Psychiatry. He is president of Association for Psychocutaneous Medicine of North America. He has more than 178 scholarly texts and publications to his credit on various psychodermatologic topics. He is the co-editor and author of books on Pediatric Psychodermatology, Geriatric Psychodermatology, Stress and skin disorders, Trichotillomania and authored two books on Essentials of Psychodermatology and Handbook of Psychodermatology, which is translated into Russian , Turkish and Turkish languages. He has written numerous chapters on psychocutaneous disorders in many textbooks. He has conducted International Psychodermatology workshops and Master Courses in different parts of the world. He is a researcher, writer, lecturer, and invited speaker in various national and international conferences on Psychodermatology around the world. Psychiatric aspects of hair disease and skin picking are his areas of interest and expertise.  

Yuliya S Ovcharenko, MD, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of General and Clinical Immunology at the V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University. She is the President of the Ukrainian Hair Research Society (UHRS) and the Treasurer of International Trichoscopy Society (ITS). Dr. Ovcharenko is also the Vice-President of the Eastern Europe and Asia Hair Research Society (EEAHRS) and is part of the Membership Committee of the European Hair Research Society (EHRS). Other positions include  Co-founder of the patient organization "Alopecia School" in Ukraine and Director of the "Trichology Institute" LLC - the specialized clinical, research, and training center. she is the author and co-author of over 100 scientific papers on trichology and holds 5 patents in Ukraine. She is the co-author of guidelines, "Alopecia areata pharmacotherapy," "Modern methods of diagnosis of non scarring alopecia"; and the author and co-author 7 books - the 1st and the 2nd editions of the book "Trichology", "Injection methods in cosmetology", "Age and gender cosmetology", "Trichopathy in children", Russian edition of the "Atlas of Trichoscopy". 

1. What is Psychotrichology?.- 2. Diagnosis of Psychotrichological Disorders.- 3. Assessment of the Quality of Life in Various Trichopathologies.- 4. The Art of Consultation.- 5. Self-inflicted Pathology of Hair and Scalp.- 6. Alopecia Areata.- 7. Telogen Effluvium.- 8. Anagen Effluvium.- 9. Androgenetic Alopecia.- 10. Hirsutism and Hypertrichosis.- 11. Scalp Pruritus.- 12. Psychopharmacological Treatment for Hair Disorders.- 13. Psychotherapy in Hair Pathology.