Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide
Trichotillomania
DEFINITION
- Disorder involving repeated urges to pull out hair from the scalp, eyelashes, or any other part of the body, resulting in bald spots
- Attempts to stop often fail, despite distress or impairment caused by the hair pulling.
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Last updated: November 1, 2017
Citation
Leonpacher, Anne, et al. "Trichotillomania." Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide, 2017. Johns Hopkins Guides, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787062/all/Trichotillomania.
Leonpacher A, Nestadt P, Waranch HR. Trichotillomania. Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide. 2017. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787062/all/Trichotillomania. Accessed September 28, 2023.
Leonpacher, A., Nestadt, P., & Waranch, H. R. (2017). Trichotillomania. In Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787062/all/Trichotillomania
Leonpacher A, Nestadt P, Waranch HR. Trichotillomania [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide. ; 2017. [cited 2023 September 28]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787062/all/Trichotillomania.
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