Impulse Control Disorders Treatment

Hair Pulling (Trichotillomania) Disorder

Hair Pulling (Trichotillomania) is characterized by recurrent pulling of a person’s own hair that leads to a significant and noticeable hair loss as well as an impairment in social and occupational functioning. Hair pulling is usually a “hidden activity” and sufferers deny this self destructive behavior and camouflage its consequences. They usually experience some tension (and sometimes an “itch” in the scalp) before engaging in this behavior and subsequently feel relief or even pleasure when the action is completed. Some individuals also engage in tricophagia (eating hairs) which can often lead to serious gastrointestinal illnesses...read more

Skin Picking Disorder

Skin picking is an impulse disorder that leads to severe excoriations (skin lesions). Patients may engage for hours in this self injurious behavior. Usually they target easily accessible areas of the body (e.g. face, arms, legs) where they notice irregularities in the skin. They often begin inspecting the area and use their own finger nails or instruments (e.g. tweezers, needles)...read more

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