Trichotillomania
Monday, July 21st, 2008
Definition Individuals with trichotillomania repetitively pull out their own hair. Trichotillomania as an impulse-control disorder. Some researchers view it as a type of affective or obsessive-compulsive disorder. Nail-biting, skin-picking, and thumb-sucking are considered to be related conditions. Description Trichotillomania involves hair-pulling episodes that result in noticeable hair loss. Although any area of the body can [...]