Trichotillomania (hair pulling) in toddlers.
Although the clinical diagnosis of trichotillomania has been observed for more than a century, not until the last decade has there been a focus on this diagnosis in early childhood. This small case series focuses on the clinical evaluation of 10 toddlers, average of 26 mo., presenting at a specialty child and adolescent psychiatry clinic with hair pulling. Authors suggest that hair pulling in this age group might better be conceptualized as an anxiety disorder.
Wright
Harry H
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University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Department of Neuropsychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Columbia 29208, USA.
Holmes
George R
GR
D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D014256:Trichotillomania / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*