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Because of this
psychological originated illness, person has a
tendency to pull his own hair out. Typically,
hair is seen like patch. In that situation,
which causes permanent hairless, psychotherapy
is regarless necessary, or else planting hair will be
in vain.
Stress may both
increase the behaviour of hair pluck and also increases it in conditions of
excessive abstraction (for example while watching TV or reading a book).An
easy tightness is felt just before the behaviour of hair pluck and after
fulfiling the behaviour,loosening and relaxation occurs.
On whom is it seen?
Among children,on men and women it is seen in
equal proportion,but in adult period it is seen on women more than
men.Researchs made in near time shows that %1-%2 of students have
trichotillomania which is stillexisting or has improved.In family
researhs,it was fixxed that 5 of 19 children who are trichotillomania have
familial stories.Many individuals play with their hairs in their troublesome
periods.For the distinction between this situation and the condition which
can be qualified as “habit” on children,opinion of a psychiatrist should
certainly be taken.
How does the illness finish?
Periods of temporary hair pluck on little
children may be accepted as a good-tempered “habit” which borders
itself.However,lasting of the ilness until the adult periods shows that it
becomes chronic.It is difficult to say a certain thing about the progress of
illness,it is a situation that should certainly be followed.It is pointed
out that some cases last approximately 20 years.Eating of plucked
hairs(trikofaji) may cause anemia and stomachache as well as damaging the
physical appearance.Even these swallowed hairs may cause choking of
intestine by joining together in the digestive system.
Is a treatment possible?
Trichotillomania is an illness whose treatment
is difficult.It is an illness which necessitate the working of a
psychiatrist and a dermatologist together.Both antidepressant and
antiphyscotics medicines can be used in its treatment.In addition,there are
publications which says that medicines organizing the feelings are also
benefical.
Behavioral treatments are also used
successfully in the treatment of hypnosis trichotillomania apart from
medicine treatments.
Causes of trichotillomania
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