Trichotillomania

Trichotillomania , or "trich" as it is commonly known, is an impulse control disorder characterized by the repeated urge to pull out scalp hair, eyelashes, facial hair, nose hair, pubic hair, eyebrows or other body hair, sometimes resulting in noticeable bald patches. Trichotillomania is classified in the DSM-IV as an impulse control disorder, but there are still questions about how it should be classified. It may seem, at times, to resemble a habit, an addiction, a tic disorder or an obsessive-compulsive disorder. Due to social implications the disorder is often unreported and it is difficult to accurately predict prevalence of trichotillomania; 2.5 million in the U.S. may have TTM, with a 1% prevalence rate. TTM seems to strike most frequently in the pre- or early adolescent years. The typical first-time hair puller is 12 years old, although TTM has affected people as young as one and as old as seventy. It is thought that ninety percent of those with TTM are women, but research is inconclusive and it may simply be the case that men are less likely to seek treatment and can more easily hide their symptoms. A form of TTM that affects very young children appears to occur in males and females at an equal rate and seems to be more benign in nature. The name derives from Greek tricho- plus mania. (From the Wikpedia article Trichotillomania.)

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Recent Publications on Trichotillomania:
Trichotillomania: A current review. This review provides a broad and thorough synthesis of the...	21st November, 2009	Child Development and Rehabilitation Center, Oregon Health & Science	Clin Psychol Rev. 2009 Oct 30. DOI Direct Link
Motor inhibition and cognitive flexibility in pathologic skin picking. BACKGROUND: Individuals with pathologic skin picking (PSP) often report...	17th November, 2009	Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota, 2450 Riverside Avenue,	Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry. 2009 Nov 13. DOI Direct Link
"It's all Greek to me...". The basic science literature is replete with descriptions of naturally...	13th November, 2009		J Am Acad Dermatol. 2009 Nov;61(5):902. DOI Direct Link
Trichodaknomania by proxy. The basic science literature is replete with descriptions of naturally...	13th November, 2009		J Am Acad Dermatol. 2009 Nov;61(5):901-2. DOI Direct Link
The mouse who couldn't stop washing: pathologic grooming in animals and humans. The basic science literature is replete with descriptions of naturally...	6th November, 2009	UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, David Geffen	CNS Spectr. 2009 Sep;14(9):503-13.
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Press Releases About Trichotillomania:
Hair Pulling Problem Affects Millions	29th September, 2009	Suzanne Mouton-Odum, Ph.D.	HOUSTON, Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Prevalence and emotional impact of hair pulling 1.5% of males and 3.4% of females in a college sample reported significant hair pulling resulting in bald patches at
A UK Cosmetic Surgery First: An Eyelash Transplant Procedure	19th August, 2009	Transform	MANCHESTER, England, Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Transform, the largest cosmetic surgery in the UK, has announced the launch of the UK's first ever eyelash transplant, allowing women and men with

BioNews Results for Trichotillomania:
Stylemakers Salon in Fort Worth hosting wig donation drive for American Cancer Society	Pegasus News:  Nov 18 2009 2:57AM Matching: trichotillomania
Dietary Supplement Eases Urge to Pull Out Hair	Peoples Pharmacy:  Oct 30 2009 10:03PM Matching: trichotillomania
Tourettes syndrome, trichotillomania, and obsessive-compulsive disorder: How closely are they related	MDLinx:  Oct 28 2009 10:58AM Matching: trichotillomania

Trichotillomania Patents:
US Patent No.	Title
7335666	Antidepressant azaheterocyclylmethyl derivatives of heterocycle-fused benzodioxans
7393537	Botulinum toxin for treatment of obsessive compulsive finger biting disorder
7393538	Clostridial toxin treatment for dermatillomania
7396535	Therapy for obsessive compulsive head banging
7407970	8-aza-bicyclo[3.2.1]octane derivatives and their use as monoamine neurotransmitter re-uptake inhibitors
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