Trichotillomania - Psychology
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

N-acetylcysteine, a glutamate modulator, in the treatment of trichotillomania: a double-blind, placebo-controlled study.

29 Jun 2009 CONTEXT: Trichotillomania is characterized by repetitive hair pulling that causes noticeable hair loss. Data on the pharmacologic treatment of trichotillomania are limited to conflicting studies of serotonergic medications. N-acetylcysteine, an ... Read more...

Fatal case of Rapunzel syndrome in neglected child.

5 Jun 2009 Rapunzel syndrome is very extreme form of trichobezoar formation where the tail of the trichobezoar extends from the stomach into the small intestine. Death resulting from this condition is rare and is usually associated with gastric or intestinal ... Read more...

Psycho-cutaneous disorders: an epidemiologic study.

10 Mar 2009 BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Psycho-dermatology addresses the interaction between mind and the skin. Effective management of at least one third of the patients attending the skin department depends, to some extent, upon the recognition of emotional and ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Trichotillomania - Psychology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• N-acetylcysteine, a glutamate modulator, in the treatment of trichotillomania: a double-blind, placebo-controlled study. 29 Jun 2009
• Fatal case of Rapunzel syndrome in neglected child. 5 Jun 2009
• Psycho-cutaneous disorders: an epidemiologic study. 10 Mar 2009
• Trichotillomania: neurobiology and treatment. 18 Feb 2009
• Affective and sensory correlates of hair pulling in pediatric trichotillomania. 10 Jan 2009
• Frequency and treatment of trichotillomania in Poland. 30 Dec 2008
• Depression, anxiety, and functional impairment in children with trichotillomania. 30 Dec 2008
• The manipulation of arousal on the intensity of urges to pull hair in a 16 year old female with trichotillomania: a single case study. 30 Dec 2008
• [Item 288: alopecia] 30 Oct 2008
• Trichotillomania and post-traumatic stress disorder: a case study. 30 Oct 2008
• [Trichotillomania and comorbidity--lamotrigine in a new perspective] 29 Sep 2008
• Is trichotillomania a stereotypic movement disorder? An analysis of body-focused repetitive behaviors in people with hair-pulling. 29 Sep 2008
• Cross-sectional study of women with trichotillomania: a preliminary examination of pulling styles, severity, phenomenology, and functional impact. 7 Sep 2008
• Trichotillomania in early childhood--a report of two cases with a peculiar habit. 30 Aug 2008
• Sex differences in Indian patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder. 21 Aug 2008
• Clinical characteristics of trichotillomania with trichophagia. 21 Aug 2008
• Prototype awareness enhancing and monitoring device for trichotillomania. 8 Jul 2008
• Styles of pulling in youths with trichotillomania: exploring differences in symptom severity, phenomenology, and comorbid psychiatric symptoms. 25 Jun 2008
• [Obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders] 29 Apr 2008
• "I can't stop pulling my hair!" Using numbing cream as an adjunct treatment for trichotillomania. 29 Apr 2008

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Technical information about 'Trichotillomania'

Definition: Compulsion to pull out one's hair.

Descriptor UI: D014256

Alternative terms: Trichotillomania; Trichotillomanias;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: F03.500.800;

Online Note: use OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER to search TRICHOTILLOMANIA 1966-74

History Note: 91(75); was see under OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER 1981-90; was see under NEUROSES, OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE 1963-80; was in Cat F only 1975-79