Trichotillomania - Therapy
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Update on pathological skin picking.

30 Jul 2009 Pathological skin picking (PSP) is a disabling disorder characterized by repetitive picking of the skin that causes tissue damage. Estimated to affect 2% to 5.4% of the population, PSP is currently listed as an impulse control disorder not otherwise ... Read more...

Trichotillomania: neurobiology and treatment.

18 Feb 2009 Trichotillomania is a disorder characterized by repetitive hair pulling, leading to noticeable hair loss and functional impairment. This paper provides an overview of what is known of trichotillomania from several perspectives. We begin by ... Read more...

Frequency and treatment of trichotillomania in Poland.

30 Dec 2008 Although trichotillomania is a relatively common disorder no large epidemiological studies are available. The aims of this study were to determine the frequency of trichotillomania as identified by Polish dermatologists, and to evaluate the ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Trichotillomania - Therapy'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Update on pathological skin picking. 30 Jul 2009
• Habitual hair-pulling responsive to doll therapy. 29 Apr 2009
• Trichotillomania: neurobiology and treatment. 18 Feb 2009
• Frequency and treatment of trichotillomania in Poland. 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
• The child and adolescent trichotillomania impact project: descriptive psychopathology, comorbidity, functional impairment, and treatment utilization. 29 Nov 2008
• Trichotillomania and post-traumatic stress disorder: a case study. 30 Oct 2008
• Prototype awareness enhancing and monitoring device for trichotillomania. 8 Jul 2008
• Is it trichotillomania? Hair pulling in childhood: a developmental perspective. 29 Jun 2008
• Styles of pulling in youths with trichotillomania: exploring differences in symptom severity, phenomenology, and comorbid psychiatric symptoms. 25 Jun 2008
• Practice corner: managing trichotillomania--no need to pull your hair out. 30 May 2008
• Trichotillomania in children. 29 Apr 2008
• "I can't stop pulling my hair!" Using numbing cream as an adjunct treatment for trichotillomania. 29 Apr 2008
• Regarding "Systematic review: pharmacological and behavioral treatment for trichotillomania". 10 Mar 2008
• Acceptance-enhanced behavior therapy (AEBT) for trichotillomania and chronic skin picking: exploring the effects of component sequencing. 9 Mar 2008
• Trichotillomania. 30 Jan 2008
• Trichotillomania. 30 Dec 2007
• Sleep-isolated trichotillomania: a survey of dermatologists. 13 Dec 2007
• Examination of gender in pathologic grooming behaviors. 29 Nov 2007
• Laser hair removal as an option for treatment of trichotillomania: a case report. 30 Oct 2007

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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