| Trichotillomania. An overview and guide to understanding. | |
| | |
MedLine Citation:
|
PMID: 11360867 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
|
Tichotillomania presents challenges to clinicians in various areas including assessment, treatment, and research. Characterized by an irresistible urge to pull out one's hair, which is preceded by tension and followed by relief or pleasure, trichotillomania can cause significant impairment and distress to those who suffer from it. Possible hypothesized causes include a biological basis for hair-pulling, as well as pulling in response to stressors in life. Several assessment techniques to measure the severity of trichotillomania exist, each of which has advantages and disadvantages in establishing a diagnosis. Because it is still a relatively poorly understood disorder, treatment options for patients reporting these behaviors are limited and generally are confined to pharmacological therapy and habit-reversal behavior therapy. Mansueto, Stemberger, Thomas, and Golomb have published a compelling comprehensive behavioral model that attempts to explain the various cues and factors in trichotillomania. It is useful to consider trichotillomania a biological, psychological, and social phenomenon requiring further research regarding the interaction of these variables in advancing the understanding of the disorder. |
| | |
Authors:
|
S Enos; T Plante |
Related Documents
:
|
9693347 - Trichotillomania: current issues in conceptualization and treatment. 11463127 - Kleptomania: diagnosis and treatment options. 16984787 - Driver celeration behavior and the prediction of traffic accidents. 2912267 - High prevalence of obsessive-compulsive symptoms in patients with sydenham's chorea. 15337647 - Genetic and environmental sources of covariation between generalized anxiety disorder a... 16704327 - Suicide risk at juvenile justice intake. |
Publication Detail:
|
Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
|
Title: Journal of psychosocial nursing and mental health services Volume: 39 ISSN: 0279-3695 ISO Abbreviation: J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv Publication Date: 2001 May |
Date Detail:
|
Created Date: 2001-05-21 Completed Date: 2001-09-27 Revised Date: 2005-11-16 |
Medline Journal Info:
|
Nlm Unique ID: 8200911 Medline TA: J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv Country: United States |
Other Details:
|
Languages: eng Pagination: 10-8 Citation Subset: IM; N |
Affiliation:
|
Psychology Department, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California 95053-0333, USA. |
Export Citation:
|
APA/MLA Format Download EndNote Download BibTex |
| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
|
Age of Onset Behavior Therapy Comorbidity Cues Female Humans Male Models, Psychological Nursing Assessment Prevalence Psychiatric Nursing / methods Psychiatric Status Rating Scales Risk Factors Sex Distribution Stress, Psychological / complications Trichotillomania* / diagnosis, epidemiology, etiology, psychology, therapy |
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Previous Document: Multifocal subacute necrotizing encephalomyelopathy in a Simmental calf.
Next Document: Nursing staff's attitudes toward seclusion & restraint.