To date, trichotillomania prevalence and phenomenology have not received enough attention in European culture. Although trichotillomania occurs on a severity continuum, few studies evaluated it within non-clinical samples. Studies examining trichotillomania have varied in the criteria used to establish a diagnosis, making it difficult to estimate current prevalence rates. The present study asse...

OBJECTIVE Trichobezoar consists of a compact mass of hair occupying the gastric cavity to a various extent. When the trichobezoar extends past the duodenum it is better referred to as Rapunzel Syndrome. Although trichobezoars are well described in terms of surgical diagnostic and procedure, there are only but very scarce reports on psychiatric literature, usually associated with trichotillomani...

Rapunzel syndrome is a relatively rare condition in which swallowed hair masses extend to a point distal to the pylorus and cause intestinal problems. Although trichotillomania and trichophagia are secondary to psychiatric illnesses, these conditions tend to be concealed by caregivers in most pediatric cases. Rapunzel syndrome sometimes manifests as acute abdominal symptoms of unknown origin an...

Glutamate, an excitatory central nervous system neurotransmitter, is emerging as a potential alternative pharmacological treatment when compared to gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)-, dopamine-, and serotonin-modulating treatments for neuropsychiatric conditions. The pathophysiology, animal models, and clinical trials of glutamate modulation are explored in disorders with underlying inhibitory def...

Trichotil lomania is a compulsive desire to pull out one's ha i r ; infrequently, eyelashes or eyebrows may be involved. Loss of hair from the scalp frequently leads to baldness (Tiling, 1975). Alter reviewing a large number of behaviour therapy studies it occurred to us that all cases of trichotillomania were of the maladjusted females, ranging in age from early teens to about 40 (Home, 1977)....