trichotillomania , TTM (Abkürzung)
hair pulling disorder

For more information on trichotillomania, go to www.trich.org or www.stoppulling.com.

People with trichotillomania may pull hair from anywhere on the body.

Some people with trichotillomania may also have depression or anxiety.

My sister suffers from trichotillomania that means she pulls out her hair.

Millions of people have a disorder called Trichotillomania which causes them to do just that.

While there are promising new therapies, trichotillomania has long been difficult to treat.

The main treatment for trichotillomania is a type of behavior therapy called habit reversal training.

People who are suffering from trichotillomania need to seek behavioral and psychological help.

These data are preliminary, but could indicate a genetic component in trichotillomania.

It wasn't until she was 33 that she learned her condition had a name: trichotillomania.

As with many habits, trichotillomania can be a difficult mannerism to arrest.

This is a condition, known as trichotillomania, which is a disorder.

People with trichotillomania like to pull their hair.

For trichotillomania information and resources, go to Trich.org.

Psychologists are still debating how to categorize trichotillomania, Woods said.

Others have trichotillomania, a disorder that leads them to pull out their hair compulsively.

Despite beating trichotillomania nearly a decade ago, Joanne's eyelashes never grew back.

Potassium supplements have been reported to help with trichotillomania.

Individuals with trichotillomania may be secretive or shameful of the hair pulling behavior.

Some individuals with trichotillomania may feel they are the only person with this problem due to low rates of reporting.

An extreme example of automatic trichotillomania is found when some patients have been observed to pull their hair out while asleep.

One study has shown that individuals with trichotillomania have decreased cerebellar volume.

It is likely that multiple genes confer vulnerability to trichotillomania.

In trichotillomania, a hair pull test is negative.

Like many with trichotillomania, Neomie said she got some sense of relief and satisfaction from pulling out her hair.

Specific disorders included within this category include intermittent explosive disorder, kleptomania, pathological gambling, pyromania, trichotillomania (hair pulling disorder), and impulse control disorders not otherwise specified (ICD NOS).

He has also criticized the DSM-5's re-classification of OCD as separate from the anxiety disorders and as overlapping with conditions such as Hair Pulling Disorder and Skin Picking Disorder.