The neurobiology of trichotillomania

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dc.contributor.authorStein D.J.
dc.contributor.authorO'Sullivan R.L.
dc.contributor.authorVan Heerden B.
dc.contributor.authorSeedat S.
dc.contributor.authorNiehaus D.
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-15T16:01:25Z
dc.date.available2011-05-15T16:01:25Z
dc.date.issued1998
dc.description.abstractThe neurobiology of trichotillomania (TTM) has only recently received attention from the neuropsychiatric community, and the number of studies in this area is limited. Nevertheless, there is tentative support for the hypothesis that serotonergic, dopaminergic, and opioid systems mediate hair- pulling symptoms, and that corticostriatal circuits also play a role. An understanding of the neurobiology of TTM may be of value not only for the treatment of this disorder, but also for other stereotypic behaviors.
dc.description.versionReview
dc.identifier.citationCNS Spectrums
dc.identifier.citation3
dc.identifier.citation9
dc.identifier.issn10928529
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/11970
dc.subjectdopamine receptor
dc.subjectdopamine receptor blocking agent
dc.subjecthormone
dc.subjectopiate receptor
dc.subjectserotonin
dc.subjectserotonin receptor
dc.subjectserotonin uptake inhibitor
dc.subjectdopaminergic system
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectneurobiology
dc.subjectneurochemistry
dc.subjectneuroimmunology
dc.subjectneuropsychiatry
dc.subjectpathophysiology
dc.subjectpriority journal
dc.subjectreview
dc.subjectserotoninergic system
dc.subjecttrichotillomania
dc.titleThe neurobiology of trichotillomania
dc.typeReview
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