Hair-Pulling Disorder

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Trichotillomania (TTM) is characterized by the recurrent pulling of one’s hair, resulting in hair loss and significant distress or impairment. Traditional treatment has several limitations that may lead to non-response or relapse. Recent advances that aim to improve treatment include addressing the individual’s pulling patterns, negative or uncomfortable inner experiences that instigate and maintain pulling, or contextual variables that impact pulling. This chapter discusses theoretical models of TTM and developments in behavioral and pharmacological treatments. Habit reversal training (alone and enhanced with dialectical behavior therapy or acceptance and commitment therapy), the comprehensive behavioral model, and web-based treatment are evaluated. Pharmaceutical treatment options, including selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, antipsychotics, naltrexone, and N-acetylcysteine, are discussed as methods of augmenting behavioral treatment. While considerable advancement has been made in recent years acknowledging the broad range of clinical features associated with TTM, future research must employ rigorous methods to investigate the outcomes of behavioral and pharmacological interventions across the complex patterns among hair pullers.

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