Trichotillomania in a schizophrenia patient.
Comorbidity of trichotillomania with different psychiatric disorders is common. However, until recently there have been no reports of trichotillomania in schizophrenia patients. In this article, the case of a female schizophrenia patient with trichotillomania is reported. Her schizophrenia was being treated with risperidone. Citalopram was later administered as an augmentation to risperidone. This combination therapy presented a partial response of trichotillomania without exacerbating schizophrenia symptoms.
Kahkonen
Seppo
S
BioMag Laboratory and Cognitive Brain Research Unit, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland. seppo.kahkonen@helsinki.fi