title: Pulling your hair out in geriatric psychiatry: a case report.
abstract: Trichotillomania is a relatively understudied psychiatric disorder. Even less is known about this disorder in the elderly. We describe an unusual case of an elderly woman presenting for the first time with trichotillomania at age 70 and highlight the treatment complexities we encountered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine,Division of Primary Care Internal Medicine,Mayo Clinic,Rochester,Minnesota,USA.
authors.forename: Mairead M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Bartley
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Psychology,Mayo Clinic,Rochester,Minnesota,USA.
authors.forename: Maria I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Lapid
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neuroscience,University of Chicago,Pritzker School of Medicine,Chicago,Illinois,USA.
authors.forename: Jon E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Grant
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D002997:Clomipramine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D005852:Geriatric Psychiatry; D006184:Habits; D006801:Humans; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014256:Trichotillomania / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D002997:Clomipramine; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
keywords: behavioral therapy; psychogeriatrics