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There is no one treatment that is effective for every individual who suffers from Trichotillomania.
Some are helped by cognitive behavior therapy, or behavior modification therapy whereby therapists attempt to identify what "triggers" the hair pulling behavior and then seeks to interrupt that process.
Others are helped with drug therapy, mostly medications of the SSRI class, which are often used to treat depression or obsessive compulsive disorders.
More researchers believe that Trichotillomania may be caused by environmental factors, such as unhealthy chemicals found in food and beverages, the air, in water and even in household cleaners, mouthwashes, toothpastes and more.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoTrichotillomania is a psychiatric condition that essentially can be classified as chronic hair pulling behavior that requires an understanding and effective treatment prescription for its gradual relinquishment. There is not enough room here to discuss it, but there are several good websites which go into its causes and effects as well as it treatment. I have listed them in the related links section below. I hope they will help you.
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∙ 12y agoI have Trich and my therapist found an article from the University of MN a few years ago that found (accidentally, I think, as they were studying something else) that N-Acetyl cysteine (NAC) is effective in helping with urges to pull. The only form available that the doctor could order was a liquid and I almost threw up...tasted like sulfur!! However, we later discovered that it's an over the counter supplement that you can buy at GNC or co-op for pretty cheap (like a vitamin). I've been taking it for almost 3 years now and it's helped immensely!! I currently don't have many lashes but I ran out of NAC and haven't gotten more (it's hard to remember it's important when urges are so low...then once urges hit, it's hard to want to stop for some reason...just a really old, ingrained habit maybe!? I don't know!!!)
It's certainly not a cure but it makes me really sad that NAC isn't common knowledge!!!! After only a few weeks of being on it, I had lashes again for first time in 10 years. Thank you, researchers!!!
Hope this helps!
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∙ 10y agoYou can treat Trichotillomania by Psychotherapy or medication.
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What do you call hair removing addiction?
It is called trichotillomania, often abbreviated as TTM. It is not an addiction, it is a behavioral disorder. Treatment is very different from treatment for addiction.
What is the treatment for impulse control disorders?
A combination of psychological counseling and medication are the preferred treatments for the impulse control disorders. For kleptomania, pyromania, and trichotillomania, behavior modification is usually the treatment of choice.
The disorder that is characterized by the repeated pulling out of one's hair is known as?
trichotillomania
What age group is trichotillomania common in?
Some young children between the ages of 1-5 can have trichotillomania but almost always outgrow it. For people who have trichotillomania over a long period of time or who are lifetime sufferers, it usually begins at puberty. Trichotillomania is also most common in females.
How do you spell trickertillamania aka the condition where you pull your facial hair out?
Trichotillomania. This condition includes the pulling of hair in other locations of the body as well. As a medical/psychological problem, it was first noted in medical literature in 1885. The term trichotillomania was first used by a dermatologist in France named François Henri Hallopeau in 1889. It is currently being defined as an impulse control disorder, although this is does not have full consensus among the professionals on how to classify it. There is medical treatment with antidepressants and behavior modification treatment for the condition. The related links section below has a link to a Trichotillomania support and information group.
Can trichotillomania occur at mustaches?
Yes.
Is there a soap that cures trichotillomania?
In short... no.
WHAT IS The name of the mental illness that a person keeps pulling their hair out?
Trichotillomania (hair-pulling disorder) http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/trichotillomania/DS00895
What is that disease called were you rip out your hair?
trichotillomania
Why do you have trichotillomania?
Currently, psychologists think that it is caused by an emotional unbalance. People without trichotillomania are able to regulate their stress and boredom (overstimulation and understimulation) whereas people with trichotillomania seem to be incapable of balancing these out naturally. Therefore, they turn to pulling for the balace that they need. Hope this helps!
Who discovered trichotillomania or who made it a diagnosis?
Hair pulling was first described in the literature in 1885, and the term trichotillomania was coined by the French dermatologist F. Henri Hallopeau in 1889.
Will my hair grow back with Trichotillomania?
yes it will but it will take some time. i have trichotillomania, it is embarrassing but i have to live through it. any questions just message me :) i will be happy to help with how to stop or anything.
