Trichotillomania
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Definition
Trichotillomania is hair loss caused by compulsive pulling and/or twisting of the hair until it breaks off. The hair may be lost in round patches or diffusely across the scalp. The effect is an uneven appearance. Other hairy areas may be plucked, such as the eyebrows, eyelashes, or body hair.
Symptoms
These symptoms are usually seen in children:
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Encyclopedia: Trichotillomania
Trichotillomania , or "trich" as it is commonly known, is an impulse control disorder characterized by the repeated urge to pull out scalp hair, eyelashes, facial hair, nose hair, pubic hair, eyebrows or other body hair, sometimes resulting in noticeable bald patches. Trichotillomania is classified in the DSM-IV as an impulse control disorder, but there are still questions about how it should be classified. It may seem, at times, to...
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Trichotillomania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Trichotillomania (TTM), or "trich" as it is commonly known, is an impulse control disorder or form of self-injury characterized by the repeated urge to pull ...
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Trichotillomania Learning Center
Provides information, support, and referral resources to all who inquire about the experience and treatment of compulsive hair pulling.
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Trichotillomania
But trichotillomania can start when a person is as young as 1 year old. ... People with trichotillomania pull hair out at the root from places like the ...
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Trichotillomania is an impulse control disorder, where a person compulsively pulls out their own hair.1 The hair may be pulled from any area of the body.
While it is described...
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Trichotillomania!!?
I have had trichotillomania (the irresistable urge to pull your hair out) for about 7...
I have had trichotillomania (the irresistable urge to pull your hair out) for about 7...
Hi! I'm also a fellow "trichster". Have been for about 15-16 YEARS. Please, please, please get yours under control NOW. I know it's been 7 months,...
Asked by litera09 - 4 months ago
How can I cure my Trichotillomania and panic attacks?
I suffer from Trichotillomania (an OCD) and it is getting worse. I also have...
I suffer from Trichotillomania (an OCD) and it is getting worse. I also have...
Therapy. Have you tried paxil, it is FDA approved now for PTSD. I think you need an anxiolytic for the anxiety. I am all for alternative therapies,...
Asked by PeiPei - 5 months ago
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Trichotillomania
Does anyone on the board have Trichotillomania, (hair pulling disorder) and if so how do you deal Originally Posted by tams67 Does anyone on the board have Trichotillomania, (hair pulling...
Oct 01, 2006
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trichotillomania and tourette's
of haloperidol in the treatment of trichotillomania. Van Ameringen M, Mancini C, Oakman JM , ON, Canada. vanamer@fhs.mcmaster.ca BACKGROUND: Trichotillomania is categorized as an impulse control
Apr 27, 2006
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Trichotillomania? Anyone here have it?
, but... For anyone who doesn't know, trichotillomania (TTM) is a condition that causes a person Just wondering if I have any sisters-in-hairlessness here. I'm feeling sad today; I woke up...
Mar 27, 2008
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What is trichotillomania?
Simply put, an abnormal desire to pull out one's hair....
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Do you or someone you know have trichotillomania? ((http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichotillomania)) that...
I heard on 20/20 not to long ago, that it is a brain disfunction of some sort..Forever it was thought to be OCD and even thought meds could control it.. Thy are finding out now,...
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Trichotillomania
Trichotillomania is hair loss from compulsive pulling and/or twisting of hair until it breaks off. Learn about trichotillomania causes, symptoms, treatment and prevention.
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