For many, this is a psychological issue that goes undiagnosed. Often passed off as a bad habit, trichotillomania can cause severe physical and psychological damage if untreated. Whether you or someone ...

Trichotillomania is a mental health condition characterized by pulling hair from the body. It can be caused by stress or negative emotions and can lead to other health issues. Here, a dermatologist ...

Scientists at Duke University Medical Center have identified gene mutations that cause trichotillomania, a psychiatric disorder that triggers people to compulsively pull their hair. Scientists at Duke ...

People with trichotillomania have a compulsion to pull out hair from their scalp, eyebrows or other areas of the body. (Getty Images) Trichotillomania — also known as hair-pulling disorder — is an ...

Trichotillomania is a condition involving frequent urges to pull out one’s hair. Experts now consider it closely related to OCD due to the obsessive-compulsive nature of the disorder. Mental health ...

Trichotillomania is a chronic psychiatric disorder that causes people to repeatedly pull out their own hair. Not only does it result in alopecia with no other underlying causes but it can have ...

Most of us have nervous habits—biting nails, tapping fingers, or fidgeting. But for some, those habits turn into something deeper and more painful. Trichotillomania, often called hair-pulling disorder ...

Actress Olivia Munn has spoken publicly about her own struggle with trichotillomania, a rare psychiatric disorder. She was on the most recent episode of the Armchair Expert podcast, which was recently ...

Earlier this year, comedian Amy Schumer revealed a "big secret" she has been struggling with for years: trichotillomania. The hair-pulling disorder causes irresistible, recurrent urges to pull out ...