Hair-Pulling Does Not Necessarily Serve an Emotion Regulation Function in Adults With Trichotillomania [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 Background: Trichotillomania (TTM) has been associated with childhood trauma and perceived stress. While it has been hypothesized that hair-pulling regulate negative emotions, the relationship between childhood trauma, perceived stress, emotion ...
Christine Lochner +4 more
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Trichotillomania (hair pulling disorder). [PDF]
Indian J Psychiatry, 2019 Trichotillomania is characterized by the repetitive pulling out of one's own hair leading to hair loss and possibly functional impairment. Trichotillomania has been documented in the medical literature since the 19th century. Prevalence studies suggest that trichotillomania is a common disorder (point prevalence estimates of 0.5%-2.0%).
Grant JE.
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The phenomenology of hair pulling urges in trichotillomania: a comparative approach [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2016 Trichotillomania is a disorder characterized by recurrent urges to pull out one’s hair, but the experiential characteristics of hair pulling urges are poorly understood. This study used a comparative approach to understand the subjective phenomenology of
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Comorbidity and quality of life in adults with hair pulling disorder. [PDF]
Psychiatry Res, 2016 Hair pulling disorder (HPD; trichotillomania) is thought to be associated with significant psychiatric comorbidity and functional impairment. However, few methodologically rigorous studies of HPD have been conducted, rendering such conclusions tenuous ...
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Hair Care and Hair‐Focused Repetitive Behaviors: A Descriptive Cross‐Sectional Study [PDF]
Health Science ReportsBackground and Aims Hair‐Focused Repetitive Behavior Disorders (HFRBDs), commonly associated with trichotillomania (TTM), including hair pulling, manipulation, or ingestion, can cause significant emotional, physical, and social distress. This study aimed
Linda Hollatz, Alexander L. Gerlach
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Comorbidity in trichotillomania (hair‐pulling disorder): A cluster analytical approach [PDF]
Brain and Behavior, 2019 Background A promising approach to reducing the phenotypic heterogeneity of psychiatric disorders involves the identification of homogeneous subtypes. Careful study of comorbidity in obsessive‐compulsive disorder (OCD) contributed to the identification ...
Christine Lochner +9 more
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Case Report: Narrative therapy combined with Satir model for the treatment of trichotillomania [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychiatryBackgroundTrichotillomania is a chronic psychiatric and behavioral disorder characterized by recurrent hair-pulling, often leading to significant distress and impairment.
Haiyan Liu +4 more
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Optimizing psychological interventions for trichotillomania (hair-pulling disorder): an update on current empirical status [PDF]
Psychology Research and Behavior Management, 2015 Ivar Snorrason, Gregory S Berlin, Han-Joo Lee Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, USA Abstract: Trichotillomania (hair-pulling disorder) is a psychiatric condition characterized by a persistent habit of pulling ...
Snorrason I, Berlin GS, Lee HJ
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Screened prevalence of trichotillomania and its association with self-esteem among Saudi medical students: a cross-sectional study [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychiatryIntroductionTrichotillomania is a chronic psychiatric syndrome characterized by an uncontrollable urge to pull out one’s hair. The current diagnostic criteria for Trichotillomania are as follows: hair pulling that leads to hair loss; attempts to reduce ...
Saleh A. Alghamdi
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Mapping cell dynamics in human ex vivo hair follicles suggests pulling mechanism of hair growth [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsHomeostasis in continuously renewing organs like the gut, skin, and hair follicles relies on niche architecture and intricately orchestrated cellular dynamics, encompassing proliferation and migration.
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