Trichotillomania in childhood: A case series

Trichotillomania is a psychodermatological disorder characterized by an uncontrollable urge to pull one's own hair. It is often associated with depression and obsessive–compulsive disorder. We report five cases, a young male and four females, who presented with an increased desire to pluck out...

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Autores principales: Prajakta Patkar, Anand A Patil, Ichpreet Singh, Richa Priyambada, Suprakash Chaudhury
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:8a4783a50f844f6e915cdc05d7627be82021-11-12T10:11:30ZTrichotillomania in childhood: A case series0972-67480976-279510.4103/0972-6748.328820https://doaj.org/article/8a4783a50f844f6e915cdc05d7627be82021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.industrialpsychiatry.org/article.asp?issn=0972-6748;year=2021;volume=30;issue=3;spage=243;epage=248;aulast=Patkarhttps://doaj.org/toc/0972-6748https://doaj.org/toc/0976-2795Trichotillomania is a psychodermatological disorder characterized by an uncontrollable urge to pull one's own hair. It is often associated with depression and obsessive–compulsive disorder. We report five cases, a young male and four females, who presented with an increased desire to pluck out their hair, leading to large patches of baldness. Despite distinct forms of presentations and different comorbidities, the management more or less remained the same.Prajakta PatkarAnand A PatilIchpreet SinghRicha PriyambadaSuprakash ChaudhuryWolters Kluwer Medknow Publicationsarticlealopeciacompulsive behaviorimpulse control disordertrichotillomaniaPsychiatryRC435-571Industrial psychologyHF5548.7-5548.85ENIndustrial Psychiatry Journal, Vol 30, Iss 3, Pp 243-248 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic alopecia
compulsive behavior
impulse control disorder
trichotillomania
Psychiatry
RC435-571
Industrial psychology
HF5548.7-5548.85
spellingShingle alopecia
compulsive behavior
impulse control disorder
trichotillomania
Psychiatry
RC435-571
Industrial psychology
HF5548.7-5548.85
Prajakta Patkar
Anand A Patil
Ichpreet Singh
Richa Priyambada
Suprakash Chaudhury
Trichotillomania in childhood: A case series
description Trichotillomania is a psychodermatological disorder characterized by an uncontrollable urge to pull one's own hair. It is often associated with depression and obsessive–compulsive disorder. We report five cases, a young male and four females, who presented with an increased desire to pluck out their hair, leading to large patches of baldness. Despite distinct forms of presentations and different comorbidities, the management more or less remained the same.
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author Prajakta Patkar
Anand A Patil
Ichpreet Singh
Richa Priyambada
Suprakash Chaudhury
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Anand A Patil
Ichpreet Singh
Richa Priyambada
Suprakash Chaudhury
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title Trichotillomania in childhood: A case series
title_short Trichotillomania in childhood: A case series
title_full Trichotillomania in childhood: A case series
title_fullStr Trichotillomania in childhood: A case series
title_full_unstemmed Trichotillomania in childhood: A case series
title_sort trichotillomania in childhood: a case series
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/8a4783a50f844f6e915cdc05d7627be8
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