ArticleJournal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry2013
Age and gender correlates of pulling in pediatric trichotillomania.
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- N-Acetylcysteine in the treatment of pediatric trichotillomania: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled add-on trial.Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry · 2013Trial
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- Skin picking disorder: Does a person's sex matter?Annals of clinical psychiatry : official journal of the American Academy of Clinical Psychiatrists · 2022Article
- Dramatic Improvement of Trichotillomania with 6 Months of Treatment With N-Acetylcysteine.Global pediatric health · 2022Article
- Automatic and focused hair pulling in trichotillomania: Valid and useful subtypes?Psychiatry research · 2021Article
- Trichotillomania and Skin-Picking Disorder: An Update.Focus (American Psychiatric Publishing) · 2021Article
- Trichotillomania Incognito: Two Case Reports and Literature Review.Skin appendage disorders · 2021Article
- Gender Differences in Psychological Symptoms and Psychotherapeutic Processes in Japanese Children.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Large gastric trichobezoar causing failure to thrive and iron deficiency anaemia in an adolescent girl: a case report emphasising the imaging findings and review of the literature.BJR case reports · 2019Article
- Rapunzel syndrome: an infrequent cause of severe iron deficiency anemia and abdominal pain presenting to the pediatric emergency department.BMC pediatrics · 2018Article
- The Dermoscopic "Pluck Out Sign" for Beard Trichotillomania.Skin appendage disorders · 2018Article
- Factor analysis of the Milwaukee Inventory for Subtypes of Trichotillomania-Adult Version.Journal of obsessive-compulsive and related disorders · 2016Article
- Clinical Characteristics of Pediatric Trichotillomania: Comparisons with Obsessive-Compulsive and Tic Disorders.Child psychiatry and human development · 2016Article
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Abstract
objectiveOur goals were to examine clinical characteristics and age and gender correlates in pediatric trichotillomania.
methodA total of 62 children (8-17 years of age) were recruited for a pediatric trichotillomania treatment trial and characterized using structured rating scales of symptoms of hairpulling and common comorbid conditions. We analyzed the association between qualitative and quantitative characteristics of pulling, comorbidities, and age and gender. We also examined the type of treatments these children previously received in the community.
resultsWe found lower rates of comorbid depression and anxiety disorders than have been reported in adult trichotillomania samples. Focused hairpulling significantly increased with age, whereas automatic pulling remained constant. Older children with hairpulling experienced more frequent urges and a decreased ability to refrain from pulling. Female participants reported greater distress and impairment associated with hairpulling, even though the severity of pulling did not differ from that of male participants.
conclusionThese results confirm several findings from the Children and Adolescent Trichotillomania Impact Project (CA-TIP). Our cross-sectional findings suggest there may be a developmental progress of symptoms in trichotillomania. Children appeared to develop more focused pulling, to become more aware of their urges, and to experience more frequent urges to pull, as they get older. Although these are important findings, they need to be confirmed in prospective longitudinal studies.
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