trichotillomania (redirected from Trichotilomania)

trichotillomania /tricho·til·lo·ma·nia/ (-til″o-ma´ne-ah) compulsive pulling out of one's hair.

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trich·o·til·lo·ma·ni·a (trk-tl-mn-, -mny)

n.

A compulsion to pull out one's own hair.

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Trichotillomania

An impulse or compulsion to pull out one's own hair.

Mentioned in: Impulse Control Disorders

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trichotillomania

[trik′ōtil′ōmā′nē·ə]

Etymology: Gk, thrix + tillein, to pull, mania, madness

an impulse disorder characterized by a desire to pull out one's hair, frequently seen in cases of severe mental retardation and delirium. Also called hair pulling, trichomania. See also trichologia. trichomanic, trichotillomanic, adj.

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trichotillomania

a psychogenic dermatosis in which the animal pulls out its own hair; seen in cats.

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trichotillomania

Hair-pulling, trichomania Psychiatry A chronic traction alopecia of childhood onset affecting adolescent and adult ♀, affecting ± 8 million–US; it is a disorder of impulse control, linked to tics, and habit disorders–eg, thumb-sucking, attributed to psychodynamic conflicts Management Hypnosis, behavior mod, psychotherapy, IMAOs, amitriptyline, etc have been tried with varying degrees of failure; TCAs–eg, clomipramine, may be effective short-term. See Obsessive compulsive disorder.