Trichotillomania
Current as of: April 1, 2019
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review:Adam Husney MD – Family Medicine & Martin J. Gabica MD – Family Medicine & E. Gregory Thompson MD – Internal Medicine
Trichotillomania is a mental illness in which a person feels a strong urge to pull out his or her own hair. Usually, hair is pulled from the head, eyelashes, and eyebrows. Trichotillomania most often occurs in teenage girls. However, children and adults of all ages and both sexes can be affected. The exact cause is not…