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Trichotillomania

Trichotillomania (TTM), also known as hair-pulling disorder or compulsive hair pulling, is a mental disorder characterized by a long-term urge that results in the pulling out of one's own hair. A brief positive feeling may occur as hair is removed. Efforts to stop pulling hair typically fail. Hair removal may occur anywhere; however, the head and around the eyes are most common. The hair pulling is to such a degree that it results in distress and can cause visible hair loss.

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Symptoms — what it feels like

  • ·Visible hair loss, distress

How it's found

  • ·Based on symptoms, seeing broken hairs

Treatment

  • · behavioral therapy, clomipramine
Plain-language summary adapted from Wikipedia. Not medical advice.