Trichotillomania by proxy
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Clinical case rounds in child and adolescent psychiatry: trichotillomania-by-proxy: a possible cause of childhood alopecia.
Introduction Trichotillomania (TTM) is a common psychiatric disorder that presents in both children and adults (Reeve & Keuthen, 1998). Cases have also been reported in children who are toddleraged (Homes & Wright, 2003). TTM is characterized by the presence and subsequent inability to resist an urge to pull one’s own hair, which results in noticeable hair loss. Pulling is often preceded by a s...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Trichology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0974-7753
DOI: 10.4103/0974-7753.153452