Knowra Trichotillomania Trichotillomania Trichotillomania is a mental disorder marked by recurrent hair pulling that causes hair loss or significant distress. It is classified among obsessive-compulsive and related disorders.
Body-Focused Repetitive Behavior : A repeated self-directed behavior, such as hair pulling or skin picking, that can cause physical damage or distress. Hair pulling belongs to this broader group of repetitive behaviors.
DSM-5-TR : The American Psychiatric Association's diagnostic manual for mental disorders, revised in 2022. It specifies the criteria used to diagnose trichotillomania in the United States.
Excoriation Disorder : A mental disorder involving recurrent skin picking that causes lesions or significant distress. It is the closely related skin-picking disorder rather than hair pulling.
Alopecia : Hair loss from the scalp or other parts of the body, regardless of cause. It names the visible consequence that can result from repeated pulling.
Automatic Hair Pulling : Hair pulling that occurs with limited awareness, often during passive activities. This pattern can occur without a clearly noticed urge or deliberate decision.
Habit Reversal Training : A behavioral treatment that builds awareness of a habit and teaches a competing response. It is a central behavioral approach to reducing hair pulling.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder : A mental disorder involving obsessions, compulsions, or both, often performed to reduce distress or prevent feared outcomes. Despite its diagnostic grouping, hair pulling need not be driven by classic obsessions or rituals.
Trichobezoar : A compact mass of ingested hair in the stomach or intestine. It can develop when pulled hair is repeatedly swallowed.
Focused Hair Pulling : Hair pulling performed deliberately in response to an urge, emotion, or uncomfortable sensation. This pattern is often linked to tension or a specific internal trigger.
Comprehensive Behavioral Treatment : A behavioral treatment package for body-focused repetitive behaviors that targets triggers, urges, and environmental cues. It expands habit reversal by tailoring strategies to the person's pulling pattern.
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