OBJECTIVE To examine the efficacy of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) for the treatment of pediatric trichotillomania (TTM) in a double-blind, placebo-controlled, add-on study. METHOD A total of 39 children and adolescents aged 8 to 17 years with pediatric trichotillomania were randomly assigned to receive NAC or matching placebo for 12 weeks. Our primary outcome was change in severity of hairpulling a...

treatment, because it overlapped with work time. She was started on fluoxetine 20 mg per day, later titrated up to 40 mg per day. Hair pulling and anxiety symptoms improved, but activation side effects occurred, mainly insomnia and weight loss. After 4 weeks of fluoxetine 40 mg per day, quetiapine was introduced, beginning with 25 mg bedtime, titrated up to 100 mg in a week. Both fluoxetine act...

When correlating behavior with particular brain regions thought responsible for the behavior, a different region of the brain is usually measured as a control region. This technique is often used to relate spatial processes with the hippocampus, while concomitantly controlling for overall brain changes by measuring the remainder of the telencephalon. We have identified two methods in the litera...

trichotillomania refferes compulsive hair pulling that results in considerable hair loss.many medical and nonedical therapies have been applied for treatment of this disorder. the purpose of this study was to compare the efectiveness of clomipramine, hydroxyzine, and behavior therapy (habit reversal) in the treatment of trichottillomania. to achieve this 15 patients with trichotillomania were r...

A rare case of 13 years old female child with recurrent trichobezoar stomach which needed reoperation for its removal is reported. Patient also had trichotillomania and mental retardation. She showed satisfactory response to therapy with fluoxetine.

Introduction: Animal models have been used in many areas of research to provide insights into mechanisms and treatments for various disorders diseases. For example, animals are often other psychology, such as learning, with examples Pavlov’s dogs Skinner’s rats. Further, also noted exhibit psychiatric that frequently observed humans, depression anxiety. However, the use animal less studied fiel...

In this study 436 adults, who reported being diagnosed with trichotillomania (TTM), completed an anonymous survey examining the relationship between experiential avoidance (i.e., escape from or avoidance of unwanted thoughts or emotions) and TTM severity. Results showed a significant positive correlation between measures of experiential avoidance and TTM severity, indicating that more experient...