Trichotillomania
| Subclass of | impulse control disorder, body-focused repetitive behavior disorders, genetic disease, traction alopecia, disease  |
|---|---|
| Native label | trichotillomanie |
| Short name | TTM |
| IPA transcription | ˌtrɪkəˌtɪləˈmeɪni.ə, ˌtraɪkəˌtɪləˈmeɪni.ə |
| Has cause | anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, stress |
| Health specialty | psychiatry, psychology |
| Symptoms and signs | alopecia |
| Genetic association | SLITRK1 |
| Comorbidity | post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder |
| ICD-9-CM | 312.39 |
| NCI Thesaurus ID | C94336 |
Trichotillomania (TTM), dem sanso know as hair-pulling disorder anaa compulsive hair pulling, be a mental disorder wey be characterized by a long-term urge wey dey result in de pulling out of one ein own hair.[1][2] A brief positive feeling fi occur as hair dey remove.[3] Efforts make dem stop pulling hair typically dey fail. Hair removal fi occur anywhere; however, de head den around de eyes be most common. De hair pulling be to such a degree wey e dey result in distress wey fi cause visible hair loss.[1][4]
As of 2023, de specific cause anaa causes of trichotillomania be unclear. Trichotillomania be probably secof a combination of genetic den environmental factors.[5] De disorder fi run in families.[6] E dey occur more commonly in those plus obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). Episodes of pulling fi be triggered by anxiety. People usually dey acknowledge say dem dey pull dema hair, wey dem fi see broken hairs on examination. Oda conditions wey fi be present similarly dey include body dysmorphic disorder; however, insyd dat condition people remove hair to try to improve wat dem dey see as a problem insyd how dem dey look.[4]
Dem dey treat de disorder typically plus cognitive behavioral therapy.[7] Dem estimate trichotillomania to affect one to four percent of people.[1][7] Trichotillomania most commonly dey begin insyd kiddie time anaa adolescence.[1] Women be affected about 10 times more often dan men.[4] Na François Henri Hallopeau create de name insyd 1889, from de Greek θρίξ, thrix (wey dey mean 'hair'), along plus τίλλειν, tíllein (wey dey mean 'to pull'), den μανία, mania (wey dey mean 'madness').[8]
References
[edit | edit source]- 1 2 3 4 Franklin ME, Zagrabbe K, Benavides KL (August 2011). "Trichotillomania and its treatment: a review and recommendations". Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics. 11 (8): 1165–1174. doi:10.1586/ern.11.93. PMC 3190970. PMID 21797657.
- ↑ Pittenger C (2017). Obsessive-compulsive Disorder: Phenomenology, Pathophysiology, and Treatment. Oxford University Press. p. 541. ISBN 978-0-19-022816-3.
- ↑ Woods D, Miltenberger R (2007). Tic Disorders, Trichotillomania, and Other Repetitive Behavior Disorders: Behavioral Approaches to Analysis and Treatment. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 134. ISBN 978-0-387-45944-8.
- 1 2 3 American Psychiatric Association (2013), Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed.), Arlington: American Psychiatric Publishing, pp. 217–221, 938, ISBN 978-0-89042-555-8
- ↑ "Trichotillomania (hair-pulling disorder) - Symptoms and causes". Mayo Clinic (in English). Retrieved 2023-03-24.
- ↑ "Trichotillomania (hair-pulling disorder) - Symptoms and causes". Mayo Clinic (in English). Retrieved 2023-03-24.
- 1 2 Huynh, Monica; Gavino, Alde Carlo; Magid, Michelle (2013). "Trichotillomania". Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery. 32 (2): 88–94. doi:10.12788/j.sder.0007.
- ↑ Aboujaoude E (2008). Compulsive Acts: A Psychiatrist's Tales of Ritual and Obsession. University of California Press. p. 42. ISBN 978-0-520-25567-8.
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