[derektank]

This is exactly why people thought isotretinoin (brand name Accutane) caused suicides (and required huge hurdles to access for years). It turns out that people suffering from physical disfigurements, such as acne, are more prone to suicide than the general population. Not sure if this is also true of androgenetic alopecia but it would hardly be surprising.

[NickM]

This is completely false; the psychiatric effects of isotretinoin are well studied and significant, with a plausible mechanism of action no less.

Many people supposed that it’s just the acne making people depressed because it’s a nice plausible explanation, but it’s verifiably wrong.

[hatefulmoron]

I don't think we're saying different things. People who are distressed about their appearance are more likely to be depressed, and people who seek medicine and surgeries are probably more distressed still, and therefore more likely to be depressed, ..

[derektank]

We're not, I was agreeing with you

[hatefulmoron]

My mistake :-)