title: Family aspects of trichotillomania.
abstract: This paper reports on the utilization of family system concepts in the understanding and treatment of trichotillomania. The paper discusses family interactional aspects of trichotillomania in four families as well as a description of assessment, intervention and follow-up procedures used with each family group.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005190:Family; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005196:Family Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000628:therapy*; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D011616:Psychotherapy, Multiple; D013598:Systems Theory; D014256:Trichotillomania / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*