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TRICHOTILLOMANIA
Trichotillomania, a hair-pulling disorder, involves an irresistible urge to pull out hair. This behavior occurs to the point of noticeable hair loss. The most common areas for pulling are the scalp, eyelashes and eyebrows, but may involve hair anywhere on the body.
Trichotillomania is a type on impulse control disorder are mental illnesses that involve the repeated failure to resist impulses, or urges, to act in ways that are dangerous or harmful. People with these disorders know that they can hurt themselves or others by acting on the impulses, but they cannot stop themselves.
In children, trichotillomania occurs equally in males and females. In adults, it is more common in woman than in men.
What are the symptoms of Trichotillomania?
A person with trichotillomania cannot control or resist the urge to pull out his or her body hair. Other symptoms that might occur with this disorder include:
A sense of tension before pulling hair or when trying to resist the urge to pull hair A feeling of relief, satisfaction and/or pleasure after acting on the impulse to pull hair Presence of bare patches where the hair has been pulled out Presence of other associated behaviors such as inspecting the hair root, twirling the hair, pulling the hair between the teeth, chewing on the hair or eating hair (called trichophagia)










