Men’s anxiety about hair loss can have a deeper meaning
As a psychoanalyst, I’ve seen how reflecting on the emotional symbolism of hair loss can be therapeutic for many men
by Tom Wooldridge
Tom Wooldridge is an associate professor and chair in the psychology department at Golden Gate University in San Francisco, as well as a psychoanalyst and board-certified, licensed psychologist. He is the editor of Psychoanalytic Treatment of Eating Disorders (2018) and the author of Eating Disorders: A Contemporary Introduction (2023) and Understanding Anorexia Nervosa in Males (2016).
