White matter volume alterations in hair-pulling disorder (trichotillomania)
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DOI: 10.1007/s11682-019-00170-z
Abstract: Trichotillomania (TTM) is a disorder characterized by repetitive hair-pulling resulting in hair loss. Key processes affected in TTM comprise affective, cognitive, and motor functions. Emerging evidence suggests that brain matter aberrations in fronto-striatal and fronto-limbic… read more here.
Keywords: hair pulling; matter; matter volume; brain ... See more keywords
The Influence of Hair Pulling Styles in the Treatment of Trichotillomania.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2019.12.003
Abstract: This report investigated the improvement in Automatic and Focused styles of hair pulling among youth with trichotillomania (TTM). Youth with TTM (N = 40) participated in a clinical trial that compared habit reversal training (HRT)… read more here.
Keywords: pulling style; hair pulling; treatment; youth ttm ... See more keywords
Increased tactile sensitivity and deficient feed-forward inhibition in pathological hair pulling and skin picking.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2019.103433
Abstract: An increasing body of evidence has linked pathological body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs) to excessive sensory sensitivity and difficulty modulating sensory inputs. Likewise, neurobiological evidence points to deficits in feed-forward inhibition and sensory habituation in conditions… read more here.
Keywords: pathological hair; hair pulling; forward inhibition; sensitivity ... See more keywords
Preliminary Randomized Controlled Trial of Habit Reversal Training for Treatment of Hair Pulling in Youth.
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DOI: 10.1089/cap.2016.0085
Abstract: OBJECTIVES This study evaluated the treatment efficacy of habit reversal training (HRT) relative to treatment as usual (TAU) for children and adolescents aged 7-17 years with a primary diagnosis of trichotillomania (TTM). METHOD An initial… read more here.
Keywords: hair pulling; reversal training; treatment; habit reversal ... See more keywords