It can be concerning to see as a parent, but toddlers usually find this habit soothing, just like thumb sucking.

Trichotillomania is a disorder that affects 1-2% of the population, a majority of them female. The main feature is the recurrent compulsion to pull out one’s hair. Hair is pulled from any area of the ...

Not surprisingly, hair twirling often occurs most frequently at night when it's time for children to begin winding down. It's ...

Twirling hair around the fingers may be something a person does out of habit. However, the behavior may also have links with stress and mental health disorders. Repeated hair twirling can cause ...

Trichotillomania is a condition involving frequent urges to pull out one’s hair. Experts now consider it closely related to OCD due to the obsessive-compulsive nature of the disorder. Mental health ...

The condition is also known as "hair-pulling disorder." Olivia Munn is opening up about her experience with trichotillomania, a condition often referred to as "hair-pulling disorder." During Monday's ...