{"id":4861,"date":"2016-03-23T16:13:06","date_gmt":"2016-03-23T16:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surehair.com\/?p=4861"},"modified":"2023-01-13T19:12:08","modified_gmt":"2023-01-14T00:12:08","slug":"trichotillomania-part-four","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/surehair.com\/sure-hair-blog\/medical-research\/trichotillomania-part-four\/","title":{"rendered":"Trichotillomania Part Four – Ok so I have Trichotillomania. Now what?"},"content":{"rendered":"
Trichotillomania is a hair pulling disorder that was first described in the 1889. There can be some ritual behaviors connected with this condition. Rolling the hair, running the hair over one\u2019s lips, and pulling out specific hairs based on color, length and texture are all possible behaviors. (1) This condition is quite tricky to treat. There are several treatment options to consider. Some examples of treatments include comprehensive behavior treatment, and medication. (2\u20135)<\/p>\n
Habit reversal training (HRT) is a type of comprehensive behavior therapy. This therapy focuses on one\u2019s feelings, thoughts and behavior. Examples of items included in HRT are awareness training, reaction training and social support. When this type of therapy was evaluated in a large scale behavioral outcome study there was over a 90% reduction in hair pulling. (5)<\/p>\n
There are also several different types of medications that are currently being tested for safety and efficacy. An example of a drug that has been looked at in the treatment of Trichotillomania is N-acetylcysteine. When trichotillomania patients were given this drug, they showed decreases in hair pulling symptoms with 56% of patients that were \u201cmuch or very much improved\u201d. (4) A possible issue in treating Trichotillomania with medication is side effects. Examples of side effects include constipation, dry mouth, and tremors. (6) Caution should be taken as anxiety and depression are already linked to this condition. (7)<\/p>\n
The amount of options to try might seem overwhelming but with a discussion with your doctor and checking out some resource centers (such as Trichotillomania Learning Center www.trich.org) a right treatment plan can be made. Families and friends can play a major role as well in your treatment success. Using effective communication to correctly inform family members of your condition can be a great start on your way to recovery. Please stay tuned for a follow up blog on trichotillomania in children.<\/p>\n
Article by: Sarah Versteeg MSc, Mediprobe Research Inc. <\/em><\/p>\n Trichotillomania is a hair pulling disorder that was first described in the 1889. There can be some ritual behaviors connected with this condition. Rolling the hair, running the hair over one\u2019s lips, and pulling out specific hairs based on color, length and texture are all possible behaviors. (1) This condition<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":4862,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3028],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/surehair.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4861"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/surehair.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/surehair.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surehair.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surehair.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4861"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/surehair.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4861\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43437,"href":"https:\/\/surehair.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4861\/revisions\/43437"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surehair.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4862"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/surehair.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4861"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surehair.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4861"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surehair.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4861"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n