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Dramatic Improvement of Trichotillomania with 6 Months of Treatment With N-Acetylcysteine
We present a case of a 17-year-old male with recurrent hair twirling resulting in patchy alopecia, who improved dramatically on N-acetylcysteine (NAC). Trichotillomania is characterized by repetitive hair pulling, twisting, or twirling and can vary from ...
Lilia Popova BS, BA, Jennifer Mancuso MD
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Alopecia Areata vs Trichotillomania. Differential Diagnosis According to Trichoscopy
Alopecia areata is one of the most common forms of hair loss in children. Meantime, its clinical picture is similar to trichotillomania, thus, it leads to incorrect diagnosis and management.
Aida G. Gadzhigoroeva
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Trichotillomania is a neglected psychiatric disorder with dermatologic expression that has only recently received research attention. On the basis of clinical data, trichotillomania appears to be far more common than previously believed. Like obsessive-compulsive disorder, the hair-pulling behavior is recognized as senseless and undesirable but is ...
Giuseppe, Hautmann +2 more
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Evidence-Based Psychosocial Treatments for Pediatric Body-Focused Repetitive Behavior Disorders [PDF]
Habits, such as hair pulling and thumb sucking, have recently been grouped into a category of clinical conditions called body-focused repetitive behavior disorders (BFRBDs).
Houghton, David C., Woods, Douglas W.
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Emotional abuse in sport: A case study of trichotillomania in a prepubescent female gymnast [PDF]
This article is made available through the Brunel Open Access Publishing Fund. Copyright @ 2013 Gervis M, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use ...
Gervis, M, Godfrey, R
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TRICHOTILLOMANIA: EDUCATIONAL ISSUES [PDF]
Twenty journal articles that examined the condition trichotillomania that are included in national journal databases created for educators were reviewed by a special education teacher. The articles were classified by publication type (e.g., empirical
Voth, David
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This study found that shame is a significant mediator in positive associations between hairpulling severity and depression and anxiety severity within a community sample of adolescents with clinical levels of hair‐pulling severity. It also found high levels of trance‐pulling and post‐pulling rituals.
Talia F. Mayerson +2 more
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Trichotillomania as a Manifestation of Dementia
Pathological hair-pulling or trichotillomania, which is commonly associated with anxiety and depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and neurodevelopmental disorders, has been rarely associated with dementing illnesses.
Pongsatorn Paholpak, Mario F. Mendez
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S3 guideline diagnostics and therapy of alopecia areata – Part 1: Diagnostics and epidemiology
Summary In the project funded by the Innovation Committee at the G‐BA, the S3 guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of AA was developed between 2023 and 2025. The interdisciplinary expert panel consisted of representatives from the German Dermatological Society, in particular from the Pediatric Dermatology Working Group, the Professional ...
Ulrike Blume‐Peytavi +13 more
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A survey of participants in two internet support groups for people with hair-pulling [PDF]
BACKGROUND:A substantial number of patients suffering from psychological problems or psychiatric disorders have turned to internet support groups for help.
Belinda R Bruwer +9 more
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