Trichotillomania and obsessive-compulsive disorder

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dc.contributor.authorStein D.J.
dc.contributor.authorSimeon D.
dc.contributor.authorCohen L.J.
dc.contributor.authorHollander E.
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-15T16:01:58Z
dc.date.available2011-05-15T16:01:58Z
dc.date.issued1995
dc.description.abstractTrichotillomania, a disorder characterized by repetitive hair pulling, has been only recently systematically investigated. Such research was encouraged by data that showed obsessive-compulsive disorder, which is also characterized by ritual behaviors, responds selectively to serotonin reuptake inhibitors. In this review, we consider similarities and contrasts in the diagnosis, demographics, phenomenology, neurochemistry, neuropsychiatry, and treatment of trichotillomania and obsessive-compulsive disorder. We argue that a view of trichotillomania as an obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorder that may involve disturbances in grooming behaviors comprises a useful clinical and research heuristic. Nevertheless, there may also be important differences between the two disorders; in particular, trichotillomania has a member of characteristics in common with impulsive disorders. Further empirical investigation is necessary to determine the nature of these complex disorders and their relationship to one another.
dc.description.versionConference Paper
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Clinical Psychiatry
dc.identifier.citation56
dc.identifier.citation4 SUPPL.
dc.identifier.issn1606689
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/12240
dc.subject(3 chlorophenyl)piperazine
dc.subject5 hydroxyindoleacetic acid
dc.subjectclomipramine
dc.subjectdesipramine
dc.subjectfenfluramine
dc.subjectfluoxetine
dc.subjectlithium
dc.subjectpimozide
dc.subjectplacebo
dc.subjectserotonin agonist
dc.subjectserotonin uptake inhibitor
dc.subjectsertraline
dc.subjectadolescent
dc.subjectadult
dc.subjectanxiety neurosis
dc.subjectbehavior therapy
dc.subjectchild
dc.subjectclinical article
dc.subjectcompulsion
dc.subjectconference paper
dc.subjectcontrolled study
dc.subjectdisease association
dc.subjectfemale
dc.subjecthair loss
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectmajor clinical study
dc.subjectmale
dc.subjectneurochemistry
dc.subjectobsession
dc.subjectonset age
dc.subjectpriority journal
dc.subjectpsychopharmacotherapy
dc.subjectsex difference
dc.subjectsubstance abuse
dc.subjectsymptomatology
dc.subjecttrichotillomania
dc.subjectAdolescent
dc.subjectAdult
dc.subjectAge of Onset
dc.subjectAnimal
dc.subjectCat Diseases
dc.subjectCats
dc.subjectChild
dc.subjectChild, Preschool
dc.subjectComorbidity
dc.subjectDiagnosis, Differential
dc.subjectDog Diseases
dc.subjectDogs
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectGrooming
dc.subjectHuman
dc.subjectHygiene
dc.subjectImpulsive Behavior
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectObsessive-Compulsive Disorder
dc.subjectPrevalence
dc.subjectSerotonin Uptake Inhibitors
dc.subjectTrichotillomania
dc.titleTrichotillomania and obsessive-compulsive disorder
dc.typeConference Paper
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