ArticleFocus (American Psychiatric Publishing)2021
Trichotillomania and Skin-Picking Disorder: An Update.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 37 citations in OpenAlex.
- Prevalence and gender distribution of excoriation (skin-picking) disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of psychiatric research · 2023Pooled it
- Examining the Role of Homework Compliance in Acceptance-Enhanced Behavior Therapy for Trichotillomania.Behavior therapy · 2025Trial
- The Patient-AI Relationship in Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders: A Cognitive-Behavioral Framework.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Hormonal Medication Effects on Trichotillomania and Skin Picking Disorder.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The mediating role of shame in the relationship between adolescent hairpulling and co-occurring anxiety and depressive symptomology.JCPP advances · 2026Article
- Psychocutaneous Disorders in Pediatric and Adolescent Populations: A Narrative Review.American journal of clinical dermatology · 2026Review
- Increased Risk of Trichotillomania in Neurofibromatosis Type 1: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Skin appendage disorders · 2026Article
- Compulsive Skin Picking in Anorexia Nervosa: A Qualitative Study of Emotional and Interoceptive Dysregulation.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Pharmacological Interventions for Excoriation Behaviors in Alzheimer's Disease: An Empty Systematic Review of Clinical Trials.Clinical neuropsychiatry · 2025Review
- Trichotillomania Incognita in an Adult Female: A Great Mimicker Worth Attention!Indian dermatology online journal · 2025Article
- Manual Content Analysis of Online Customer Reviews on Wearable Technologies for the Treatment of Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviours.Archives of psychiatry research · 2025Article
- Risk factors for barbering in laboratory mice.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Impulsivity in adolescent girls diagnosed with trichotillomania: an evaluation of clinical and neuropsychological characteristics.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2024Article
- Trichotillomania: a perspective synthesised from neuroscience and lived experience.BMJ mental health · 2023Article
- Internet-delivered acceptance-based behavior therapy for trichotillomania and skin-picking disorder in a psychiatric setting: A feasibility trial.Internet interventions · 2022Article
- Chronic Pain and Psychiatric Conditions.Complex psychiatryReview
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Abstract
Trichotillomania (hair pulling disorder) and skin-picking (excoriation) disorder are common neuropsychiatric disorders (each with a point prevalence of around 2%) but are underrecognized by professionals. Affected individuals repeatedly pull out their own hair or pick at their skin, and these symptoms not only have a negative impact on these individuals because of the time they occupy but can also lead to considerable physical disfigurement, with concomitant loss of self-esteem and avoidance of social activities and intimate relationships. The behaviors may also have serious physical consequences. Trichotillomania and skin picking frequently co-occur, and both disorders commonly present with co-occurring depression, anxiety, impulsive, and obsessive-compulsive disorders. Behavioral therapy currently appears to be the most effective treatment for both. Pharmacotherapy, in the form of
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