Tynes L L, Winstead D K
Dept of Psychiatry and Neurology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans.
J La State Med Soc. 1992 Oct;144(10):459-3.
Trichotillomania is characterized by an inability to resist urges to pull out hair. It is estimated to occur in at least 1 out of 200 persons by college age. The disorder usually begins in childhood or adolescence with a chronic course more likely in patients with a later onset. Some investigators hypothesize a relationship between trichotillomania and obsessive compulsive disorder, but this proposal has not yet been substantiated. Little rigorous treatment research has been done, but the current treatments of choice are clomipramine and behavior therapy (habit reversal training).
拔毛癖的特征是无法抗拒拔头发的冲动。据估计，到大学年龄时，每200人中至少有1人会出现这种情况。这种疾病通常始于儿童期或青春期，发病较晚的患者更有可能病程慢性化。一些研究者推测拔毛癖与强迫症之间存在关联，但这一观点尚未得到证实。目前针对拔毛癖的严格治疗研究较少，但目前的首选治疗方法是氯米帕明和行为疗法（习惯逆转训练）。
