Psychiatry and Psychology

Trichotillomania

Compulsion to pull out one's hair.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Compulsion to pull out one's hair.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Hair Pulling Disorder
  • Disorder, Hair Pulling
  • Hair Pulling Disorders
  • Pulling Disorder, Hair
  • Trichotillomanias

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Aspects Covered

31 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, virology.

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History Note

91(75); was see under OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER 1981-90; was see under NEUROSES, OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE 1963-80; was in Cat F only 1975-79

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Tree Numbers

  1. F03w.080w.600w.625w
  2. F03w.250w.800w

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NLM Classification

WM 192

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Trichotillomania. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014256. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014256
  2. Trichotillomania. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichotillomania
  3. Trichotillomania. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q608259