Clinical case: trichotillomania

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1998-09-30

How to Cite

Pélaz, A., Octavio, I., López, M. L., & Sánchez, P. (1998). Clinical case: trichotillomania. Revista De Psiquiatría Infanto-Juvenil, (3), 204–206. Retrieved from https://aepnya.eu/index.php/revistaaepnya/article/view/460

Issue

No. 3 (1998): July-September

Section

Case reports

Authors

  • A. Pélaz C.S.M. Torrejón de Ardoz
  • I. Octavio C.S.M. Torrejón de Ardoz
  • M. L. López C.S.M. Torrejón de Ardoz
  • P. Sánchez C.S.M. Torrejón de Ardoz

Keywords:

Clinical case, trichotillomania

Abstract

Trichotillomania is defined as the irresistible urge to pull your hair out. Described by Hallopeau (1), French dermatologist, in 1889. The literature on trichotillomania appears mainly in dermatology publications until the 1950s, and since then it has increased in psychiatric journals, due to clinical, etiological and treatment implications.

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