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  1. Trichotillomania (hair-pulling disorder) - Symptoms and causes

    Nov 22, 2023 · Trichotillomania (trik-o-til-o-MAY-nee-uh), also called hair-pulling disorder, is a mental health condition. It involves frequent, repeated and irresistible urges to pull out hair …

  2. Trichotillomania (Hair Pulling): What It Is, Causes & Treatment

    Apr 11, 2022 · Trichotillomania is a condition where you compulsively pull out your hair, often severely affecting your mental health. It is treatable with therapy and medications.

  3. Trichotillomania - Wikipedia

    Trichotillomania (TTM), also known as hair-pulling disorder or compulsive hair pulling, is a mental disorder characterized by a long-term urge that results in the pulling out of one's own hair. …

  4. A hair-pulling disorder - Harvard Health

    Jul 1, 2025 · Trichotillomania is a mental health disorder characterized by frequent, irresistible impulses to pull hair from the scalp or anywhere else on the body. It often results in …

  5. Trichotillomania: Types, Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment …

    Oct 1, 2025 · Trichotillomania, also known as TTM or hair-pulling disorder, is a rare disorder in which someone repeatedly pulls their hair out, resulting in hair loss.

  6. Trichotillomania: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment - WebMD

    Dec 7, 2023 · Trichotillomania is a hair pulling impulse control disorder that affects many individuals. Discover the causes, symptoms, and treatment options.

  7. Trichotillomania - Psychiatric Disorders - Merck Manual …

    Trichotillomania is characterized by recurrent pulling out of one's hair resulting in hair loss. Treatment is cognitive-behavioral therapy (habit reversal training), and/or pharmacotherapy, …

  8. Trichotillomania (Hair-Pulling Disorder): What to Know

    Sep 7, 2025 · Trichotillomania, also known as hair-pulling disorder, is a mental health condition that causes recurrent, irresistible urges to pull hair from the scalp, eyebrows, eyelids, and …

  9. Hair Pulling | Trichotillomania - BFRB

    Trichotillomania is one of a group of behaviors known as body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs), self-grooming behaviors in which individuals pull, pick, scrape, or bite their hair, skin, …

  10. Hair-Pulling Disorder (Trichotillomania) - MSD Manuals

    People with hair-pulling disorder may feel tense or anxious just before they pull their hair out, and the hair pulling may relieve that feeling. Symptoms typically vary in intensity but may continue …