Definition of trichotillomania in English:
trichotillomania
nounˌtrɪkə(ʊ)tɪlə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪəˌtrikəˌtiləˈmānēə
mass nounA compulsive desire to pull out one's hair.
an amino acid that has previously shown promise in treating repetitive and compulsive disorders has reduced hair-pulling in 25 people with trichotillomania
Example sentencesExamples
- A teen who's pulling her hair out may have trichotillomania, a condition that results in obvious hair loss.
- Look for a therapist with experience treating trichotillomania.
- Today, one in 50 Americans is thought to suffer from trichotillomania.
- My daughter has been suffering from trichotillomania for five years.
- Despite increasing knowledge about trichotillomania, ignorance about the disorder remains one of the most overwhelming problems.
- There is a great deal of debate surrounding the causes or triggers of trichotillomania, complicated by its heterogeneity.
- For many, having trichotillomania remains their biggest secret.
- Hair loss to Trichotillomania varies from barely noticeable thinning to total loss.
- Some professionals do see similarities between trichotillomania, officially classified as an impulse-control disorder, and OCD.
- Trichotillomania is an "impulse-control disorder" in humans, characterised by repetitive stereotypical hair pulling from different areas.
- Trichotillomania often begins in childhood or in the teen years.
- That was eight years ago, and I've since read everything I can find about trichotillomania.
- Compulsive hair pulling (trichotillomania) sometimes responds to drugs for obsessive-compulsive disorder or depression.
- A licensed professional counselor, Joan specializes in helping victims of trichotillomania.
- Treatment approaches for trichotillomania are highly individualised.
- This eleven-year-old girl presented with a well-established case of Trichotillomania.
- Trichotillomania tends to be chronic and manifests slightly differently in each of us.
- The stress-related habit of hair pulling usually isn't as severe as in trichotillomania.
- It sounds like you're describing a condition called trichotillomania.
Origin
Early 20th century: from French trichotillomanie, from Greek thrix, trikhos 'hair' + tillein 'pull out (hair)' + -mania.