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Trichotillomania is plucking at one's hair What is the medical term for plucking at the bedclothes?
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∙ 13y ago
To be honest I have no idea what the term for plucking at bedclothes is. However, people with trichotillomania can also have the "craving" to pull hair from pets, blankets, etc. I guess it would go under the same category for someone with trichotillomania but for someone who doesn't have the disorder I really don't know... Hope this helps!
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What is the Medical term meaning compulsive hair plucking?
Trichotillomania
The disorder that is characterized by the repeated pulling out of one's hair is known as?
trichotillomania
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
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.
The disorder characterized by the repeated pulling out of one's hair is known as?
trichotillomania
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.
Is plucking a hair on underarms good?
plucking your underarm hairs is not necesarily good or bad but it is a much better way to not have them grow back so fast since your plucking them out. unlike shaving, plucking them gets the whole hair including the root which takes it longer to grow back. and this also goes for the leg hair as well.
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.
Does colin farrell have trichotillomania?
He admitted to GQ that he used to be "a hair puller-outer," when he was a teen.
What are some examples of hair diseases?
Trichotillomania- compulsive pulling of hair, Rapunzel Syndrome- strong desire to eat hair, Alopecia- hair loss due to aging
What are the symptoms of trichotillomania?
Trichotillomania is an illness that produces a compulsive urge to pull out your own hair. The signs that someone is suffering from trichotillomania include differing hair length on their scalp and anxiety and depression. Usually they repeatedly pull out from: scalp, eyelashes, eyebrows. But people with this disorder can pull from other places. A strong urge to pull, and then feelings of relief after the hair is pulled. Patchy bald areas on the scalp or other areas of your body. Sparse or missing eyelashes or eyebrows. Chewing or eating pulled-out hair. Playing with pulled-out hair. Rubbing pulled-out hair across your lips or face.
