This study consisted of the analysis of the emotional dynamics of the emotional experiences of women with alopecia areata, rooted in the emotional relationship maintained with parents and in their matrimonial relationships. Five patients aged between 22 and 53, cared for in the Lauro de Souza Lima Institute, were interviewed. The study was based on the clinical method of research and the data was obtained by means of semi-structured interviews. In their statements, painful experiences of matrimonial relations and sickness associated with traumatic experiences in childhood were reported. The associations made by women between their past experiences, matrimonial relations, sickness and the impact of the disease on life in the present, confirmed the findings of literature and the data found could be interpreted in view of the psychoanalytical contributions. The results obtained can help to clarify dynamic aspects related to alopecia areata and other psycho-dermatoses, as well as favoring interdisciplinary and psychotherapeutic interventions that are more effective with chronic dermatological patients.
Affectivity; Alopecia; Family; Psychoanalysis