trichotillomania…

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trichotillomania, top, the head, compulsive hair pulling, trichotillomania is hair loss, compulsive pulling, twisting, the hair, it breaks off, hair lost in round patches, diffusely across the scalp, effect, unappearance, hairy areas plucked, eyebrows, eyelashes, body hair, trichotillomania, type of compulsive behavior, its causes, not clearly understood, begin, the age of 17, affect, 4%, the population, help of a dermatologist initially, women, 4 times more likely to be affected than men, seen in children, constant tugging, pulling, twisting of hair, increasing sense of tension is present, the hair pulling, sense of relief, pleasure, gratification is reported, hair pulling, hair pulling leads to an unappearance, bare patches, diffuse loss of hair, hair regrowth, in the bare spots that feels, stubble, individuals, develop a bowel obstruction, they eat the hair they pull out, self-injury behaviors present, people suffering from this disorder often deny pulling out hair, a biopsy, rule out other causes, scalp infection, to explain the hair loss, no expert consensus exists, however various medications, particularly antidepressants, fluoxetine, prozac, have been shown effective in reducing symptoms, trichotillomania is limited to younger children who tend to outgrow the behavior, hair pulling is time-limited to 12 months, early onset, age 6, a better prognosis, complications, arise, the pulled-out hair is eaten, trichophagia, result in intestinal obstruction, lead to malnutrition, early detection remains the best form of prevention, it leads to early treatment, decreasing stress, in the environment might be beneficial, stress, increase compulsive behavior.