Hussain S H
Department of Psychiatry, Aga Khan University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
Psychopathology. 1992;25(6):289-93. doi: 10.1159/000284785.
Case reports of 2 female patients from the Makrani culture are presented. They were both around 30 years of age, clinically depressed and responded favorably to antidepressants. One of these patients was infertile, and the other one had started pulling her hair when deprived of her jewelry. Fertility and possession of jewelry represent femininity in the Makrani culture. A brief review of the literature on trichotillomania and its psychopathology is also included.
本文报告了两名来自马尔卡尼文化背景的女性患者的病例。她们均为30岁左右，临床上表现为抑郁，对抗抑郁药反应良好。其中一名患者不孕，另一名患者在被剥夺首饰时开始拔自己的头发。在马尔卡尼文化中，生育能力和拥有首饰代表着女性气质。本文还简要回顾了有关拔毛癖及其精神病理学的文献。
