A 51-year-old member asked:
what are the symptoms of trichotillomania?
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Dr. Vikas Duvvuri answered
15 years experience Psychiatry
Hair pulling: Trichotillomania involves hair pulling that results in hair loss, and the pulling doesn't stop after hair starts thinning out.
Answered on May 8, 2019
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Pulling ur hair out.: It is an uncontrollable urge to pull or twist your hair out.
It is categorized as an impulse control disorder.
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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
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CBT: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and possibly psychotropic medications could be a good option.
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Dr. Joseph Weiner answered
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It can be: Trichotillomania can be serious in the sense that if someone continues to pull hair out, it may cause social avoidance, which can then lead to other p ... Read More
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