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What is the definition or description of: trichotillomania?
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Trichotillomania: Is compulsive urge to pull out one's own hair, leading to distress & impairment in daily functioning. It is chronic & difficult to treat. Is classified as one of impulse control disorders.
Answered 11/27/2017
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Hair Pulling: Intense desire to keep pulling hair, eye brows and eyelids after which there is much relief..
Answered 5/14/2016
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Chronic Hair-Pulling: Chronic hair-pulling - trichotillomania- is a body-focused repetitive behavior (bfrb), like skin-picking & nail-biting."trich" arises in response to (a) emotions like anxiety, fear, boredom, excitement; & (b) detecting an irregularity on scalp. Hair-pulling can feel pleasurable & tends to relieve tension. It can feel frightening to imagine stopping! there are effective treatments. Visit trich.Org.
Answered 5/10/2016
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