[Trichotillomania].
Trichotillomania is the recurrent pulling out of one's own hair, which results in noticeable hair loss, classified in DSM IV and ICD 10 as an impulse control disorder. Trichotillomania can occur as an isolated symptom or may be associated with affective disorders, schizophrenia, substance abuse, borderline personality, obsessive-compulsive disorder. Its onset is usually in childhood and females are more affected than males.
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Katedry i Kliniki Psychiatrii AM we Wrocławiu.
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D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D014256:Trichotillomania / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy