Trichotillomania
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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...

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...

Latest indexed articles for 'Trichotillomania'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• "It's all Greek to me...". 30 Oct 2009
• Trichodaknomania by proxy. 30 Oct 2009
• Supplement may ease compulsive hair pulling. 29 Sep 2009
• Update on pathological skin picking. 30 Jul 2009
• 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
• Habitual hair-pulling responsive to doll therapy. 29 Apr 2009
• Trichodaganomania: the compulsive habit of biting one's own hair. 30 Mar 2009
• Psycho-cutaneous disorders: an epidemiologic study. 10 Mar 2009
• Symptom profiles in pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD): the effects of comorbid grooming conditions. 9 Mar 2009
• The use of dermoscopy for the diagnosis of trichotillomania. 2 Mar 2009
• Trichotillomania: neurobiology and treatment. 18 Feb 2009
• Punding in patients on dopamine agonists for restless leg syndrome. 13 Jan 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
• Rapunzel and pregnancy. 30 Dec 2008
• Multiple rare SAPAP3 missense variants in trichotillomania and OCD. 30 Dec 2008
• Quetiapine for the treatment of trichotillomania. 29 Nov 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