title: The efficacy of low-dose aripiprazole treatment for trichotillomania.
abstract: This case report describes a 20-year-old man with trichotillomania (TTM). The patient was first treated with paroxetine and carbocisteine without response. Following the addition of aripiprazole (3 mg/d) to the other medications, the TTM was fully alleviated. After stopping treatment, 1.5 to 3.0 mg/d of aripiprazole alone improved TMM symptoms upon recurrence. These findings indicate that further investigation of low-dose aripiprazole for the treatment of TTM is warranted.
authors: Department of Neuropsychiatry Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki, Japan. yasufuru@cc.hirosaki-u.ac.jp
authors: Norio
authors: N
authors: Yasui-Furukori
authors: Sunao
authors: S
authors: Kaneko
mesh_terms: D000068180:Aripiprazole; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010879:Piperazines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D015363:Quinolones / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014256:Trichotillomania / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D010879:Piperazines; D015363:Quinolones; D000068180:Aripiprazole