Behaviour therapy in a case of trichotillomania.
Year: 1986
Type: article
Abstract: Trichotillomania is an irresistible urge to pull out one's hair and this indulgence into actual pulling leading to baldness frequently. It is not yet established as a disease entity separately and usually considered as a manifestation of emotional disturbance (Monroe and Abse 1963) and disturbed interpersonal relationships (Tiling 1975). Some investigators have also observed that this morbid urge to pull out one's hair is sometimes associated with psychiatric episodes (Tiling 1975, Sethi et al 1982). These cases are usually resistant to treatment and recently there have appeared several reports in the literature indicating more encouraging results with symptom centered behaviour therapy combined with psychotherapy (Tiling 1975), behaviour therapv alone (Mac Laughlin and Nay 1975) and multi-component behavioural intervention strategy (Bornstein and Rychtarik
Source: Europe PMC (PubMed Central)
Authors: J K Trivedi, S C Gupta
Institution: King George's Medical University
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2412288508