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Trichotillomania (TTM), or "trich" as it is commonly known, is an impulse control disorder characterized by the repeated urge to pull out scalp hair, eyelashes, facial hair, nose hair, pubic hair, eyebrows or other body hair. Trichotillomania is classified in the DSM-IV as an impulse control disorder that is not elsewhere classified under another axis or disorder. It is classified in this manner to control diagnoses of TTM. It is an Axis I disorder. The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (most commonly known by the abbreviation ICD) provides codes to classify diseases and a wide variety of signs, symptoms, abnormal findings, complaints, social circumstances and external causes of injury or disease. ...
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Impulse control disorder is a set of brain disorders including Intermittent Explosive Disorder (hot-headedness), Kleptomania (stealing), Pathological Gambling, Pyromania (fire-starting) and Trichotillomania (pulling ones hair out). ...
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The name derives from Greek tricho- (hair), + mania.
History Trichotillomania was described clinically for the first time by a French physician, Francois Hallopeau, in 1889.[1]
Characteristics Trichotillomania sufferers can live relatively normal lives; however, they may have bald spots on their head, among their eyelashes, pubic hair, or brows. An additional psychological effect can be low self-esteem, often associated with being shunned by peers and the fear of socializing due to appearance and negative attention they may receive. Some Trichotillomania sufferers wear hats, wigs or style their hair in an effort to avoid such attention. For many there seems to be a strong stress-related component. In low-stress environments, some sufferers exhibit no symptoms (which are known as 'pulling') whatsoever. This 'pulling' often resumes upon leaving this environment.[2]
Many clinicians classify TTM as a habit behavior, in the same family as nail biting (onychophagia) or compulsive skin picking (dermatotillomania). These disorders are a cross between mental disorders, such as OCD obsessive compulsive disorder because the sight or feel of a body part causes the sufferer anxiety, and physical disorders such as Stereotypic Movement Disorder because the sufferer performs repetitive movements without being bothered by or completely aware of them. The current classification of trich as an impulse disorder with pyromania, pathological gambling and kleptomania, has been called into question as inadequate and in need of revision.[3] TTM sufferers are no more likely to have significant personality disorders than anyone else.[citation needed] It was shown, however, that TTM sufferers have decreased cerebellar volume.[4] In addition, people who suffer from TTM have, like people with other OCD-related disorders (e.g. body dysmorphic disorder, impulse control disorder, kleptomania, Tourette's syndrome), a reduced ability to transport serotonin at the presynaptic level.[5] Anxiety, depression, as well as frank OCDs are more frequently encountered in people with TTM.[6] Sufferers may also eat/chew the roots of the hair that they pull, referred to as trichophagia. In extreme cases this can lead to Rapunzel syndrome, and even death.[7][8][9] Some sufferers may feel they are the only person with this problem due to low rates of reportage.[10] Psychiatry is a branch of medicine that studies and treats mental and emotional disorders (see mental illness). ...
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Compulsive skin picking (CSP) is a nervous disorder characterized by the repeated urge to pick at ones own skin, often to the extent that damage is caused. ...
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Property damage caused by fire Pyromania is an obsession with fire and starting fires in an intentional fashion. ...
Pathological gambling, as defined by American Psychiatric Association is an impulse control disorder associated with gambling. ...
Kleptomania (Greek: κλÎπτειν, kleptein, to steal, μανία, mania) is an inability or great difficulty in resisting impulses of stealing. ...
Personality disorders form a class of mental disorders that are characterized by long-lasting rigid patterns of thought and actions. ...
Trichotillomania in a young woman Trichotillomania (TTM) is an impulse control disorder characterised by the repeated urge to pull out scalp hair, eyelashes, eyebrows or other body hair. ...
Rapunzel Syndrome (also known as Trichobezoar) is an extremely rare intestinal condition. ...
Treatment Trichotillomania is a chronic problem, meaning that although one can recover from it, there is currently no cure. It can be stubborn, but with proper treatment and persistence, picking and/or pulling hairs can be greatly reduced and even brought under control (often called "hibernation"). Clinicians who are specialized in treating this problem are not always easy to find, but do have the techniques and training to bring about substantial improvement.
Behavioral Habit Reversal Training or HRT, has been shown to be a successful adjunct to pharmacotherapy as a way to treat TTM.[11] HRT was developed by Dr. Prasandy Azrin and colleagues and first published in 1973 in an article titled Habit Reversal: A Method of Eliminating Nervous Habits and Tics. The treatment focused on getting patients to increase their awareness of their behavior by recording and learning as much as possible about when, where, and how it occurred, and how to know ahead of time when it would occur. They were next trained to focus on, and reduce the tension that preceded the pulling. Finally, they were taught to perform a muscular movement that was inconspicuous, that was the opposite of and incompatible with the behavior they wished to eliminate. Many patients who pull their hair don’t realize that they are doing this; it is a conditioned response.[citation needed] With Habit Reversal Training, doctors train the individual to learn to recognize their impulse to pull and also teach them to redirect this impulse. As a part of the behavioral record-keeping component of HRT, patients are often instructed to keep a journal of their hair-pulling episodes. They may be asked to record the date, time, location, and number of hairs pulled, as well what they are thinking or feeling at the time. This can help the patient learn to identify situations where they commonly pull out their hair and develop strategies for avoiding episodes. Habit reveral training (HRT) is a multicomponent behavioral treatment package originally developed to address a wide variety of repetitive behavior disorders.[1] Behavioral disorders treated with HRT include tics, trichotillomania, nail biting, thumb sucking, and skin picking. ...
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Medication Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors are effective in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder and are commonly used in the treatment of trichotillomania. Clomipramine treatment was shown to significantly improve symptoms when tested in a doubled-blind study.[12] Clinical trials for other drugs such as anafranil, prozac, and lithium have not shown to be effective. Serotonin Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are a class of antidepressants used in the treatment of depression, anxiety disorders and some personality disorders. ...
Clomipramine (brand-name Anafranil®) is a tricyclic antidepressant. ...
Clomipramine (Anafranil) is a tricyclic antidepressant. ...
Background Fluoxetine hydrochloride (brand names include Prozac®, Symbyax® (compounded with olanzapine), Sarafem®, Fontex® (Sweden), Fluctine (Austria, Germany), Prodep (India), Fludac (India)) is an antidepressant drug used medically in the treatment of depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, bulimia nervosa, premenstrual dysphoric disorder, and many other disorders. ...
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Prozac and other similar drugs, which some professionals prescribe on a one-size-fits-all basis, tend to have limited usefulness in treating TTM, and can often have significant side effects.[citation needed] According to F. Penzel, antidepressants can even increase the severity of the TTM.[3] Background Fluoxetine hydrochloride (brand names include Prozac®, Symbyax® (compounded with olanzapine), Sarafem®, Fontex® (Sweden), Fluctine (Austria, Germany), Prodep (India), Fludac (India)) is an antidepressant drug used medically in the treatment of depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, bulimia nervosa, premenstrual dysphoric disorder, and many other disorders. ...
Epidemiology Sixty-five percent of those afflicted are female.[10] Evidence now points to a genetic predisposition.[13][14]
The number of reported trichotillomania sufferers has increased throughout the years, possibly due to a reduced stigma around the condition. Estimates of the number of sufferers range from 1-3%[2] up to 5%[14] of the world's population. This prevelance data is based on the DSM-IV criteria which includes reported increased tension preceding, and relief following, pulling, which has found to be inapplicable to some trich sufferers. Without the presence of this criteria the prevelance is much higher.[citation needed] The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, published by the American Psychiatric Association, is the handbook used most often in diagnosing mental disorders in the United States and other countries. ...
See also Dermatillomania (also known as compulsive skin picking or CSP) is an obsessive compulsive disorder characterized by the repeated urge to pick at ones own skin, often to the extent that damage is caused. ...
Nail biting is the habit of biting ones fingernails or toenails during periods of nervousness, stress, hunger, or boredom [1]. It can also be a sign of mental or emotional disorder. ...
Dermatophagia (sufferers can be called wolf-biters)[1] is the act of biting ones own skin. ...
References - ^ Hallopeau M (1889). "Alopicie par grattage (trichomanie ou trichotillomanie).". Ann Dermatol Venereol 10: 440-441.
- ^ a b Christenson GA, Mackenzie TB, Mitchell JE (1991). "Characteristics of 60 adult chronic hair pullers". The American journal of psychiatry 148 (3): 365-70. PMID 1992841.
- ^ a b Penzel (2003) The Hair-Pulling Problem: A Complete Guide to Trichotillomania; Oxford University Press, p. 3. ISBN 0-19-514942-4
- ^ Keuthen NJ, Makris N, Schlerf JE, et al (2007). "Evidence for reduced cerebellar volumes in trichotillomania". Biol. Psychiatry 61 (3): 374–81. DOI:10.1016/j.biopsych.2006.06.013. PMID 16945351.
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Further reading - Keuthen, Stein, Christensen & Christenson (2001) Help for Hair Pullers: Understanding and Coping With Trichotillomania; New Harbinger Publications, ISBN 1-57224-232-9
- Parker (Ed.) (2004) Trichotillomania - A Medical Dictionary, Bibliography, and Annotated Research Guide to Internet References ; Icon Health Publications, ISBN 0-597-84664-2
- Stein (Ed.), Christenson (Ed.) & Hollander (Ed.) (1999) Trichotillomania; American Psychiatric Press, ISBN 0-88048-759-3
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