Trichotillomania (compulsive hair pulling) and compulsive skin picking
Trichotillomania (compulsive hair pulling) and compulsive skin picking
Trichotillomania is characterized by repetitive hair pulling leading to noticeable hair loss and functional impairment. This article considers the phenomenology, neurobiology, and treatment of trichotillomania. Animal models and human studies suggest underlying dysregulation of the brain circuitry involved in habit regulation, impulse control, and reward processing. Treatment studies are considered. These include behavioral (e.g., habit-reversal therapy) and pharmacological (e.g., selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors) therapies.
Compulsivity, Habits, Hair, Impulsivity, Neuroanatomy, Noradrenaline, Reward, Spectrum, Trichophagia, Trichotillomania
429-435
Fineberg, N.
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Grant, J.E.
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Odlaug, B.L.
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Boulougouris, V.
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Chamberlain, S.R.
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2010
Fineberg, N.
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Grant, J.E.
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Odlaug, B.L.
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Boulougouris, V.
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Chamberlain, S.R.
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Fineberg, N., Grant, J.E., Odlaug, B.L., Boulougouris, V. and Chamberlain, S.R.
(2010)
Trichotillomania (compulsive hair pulling) and compulsive skin picking.
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Koob, George F., Le Moal, Michel and Thompson, Richard F.
(eds.)
Encyclopedia of Behavioral Neuroscience.
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(doi:10.1016/B978-0-08-045396-5.00184-6).
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Trichotillomania is characterized by repetitive hair pulling leading to noticeable hair loss and functional impairment. This article considers the phenomenology, neurobiology, and treatment of trichotillomania. Animal models and human studies suggest underlying dysregulation of the brain circuitry involved in habit regulation, impulse control, and reward processing. Treatment studies are considered. These include behavioral (e.g., habit-reversal therapy) and pharmacological (e.g., selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors) therapies.
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Published date: 2010
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Compulsivity, Habits, Hair, Impulsivity, Neuroanatomy, Noradrenaline, Reward, Spectrum, Trichophagia, Trichotillomania
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N. Fineberg
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J.E. Grant
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B.L. Odlaug
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V. Boulougouris
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S.R. Chamberlain
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George F. Koob
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Michel Le Moal
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Richard F. Thompson
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