ABSTRACT
Introduction: Trichotillomania is an impulse control disorder that leads to obvious hair loss. Several treatments are supposed to be effective but there are not enough data to compare effect of this treatment. The aim of this study is to compare effectiveness of treatment with Fluvoxamine vs. Paroxetine in patients with Trichotillomania
Methods: in this study 58 patients were randomly assigned into two therapeutic groups of Paroxetine and Fluvoxamine treatments. National Institute of Mental Health [NIMH] questionnaire was translated into Persian and administered to both groups before the beginning of treatment and 4 weeks and 12 weeks after treatment; patients discontinued the treatment and left the study. Data analysis was done with independent T-test and paired T-test and the data were analyzed using SPSS-20 software
Results: In the group of patients with Fluvoxamine treatment, Effectiveness of therapy in 12[th] week was greater than 4[th] week, whereas the effectiveness of treatment with Paroxetine was seen in both 4[th] week and 12[th] week after initiation of therapy and was more effective than fluvoxamine
Conclusion: regarding the comparison of two therapeutic methods, the effect of Fluvoxamine was started in 12 weeks whereas the therapeutic effect for Paroxetine was both in 4 week and 12 weeks. This shows that patients with Paroxetine treatment responds more rapidly therefore have better therapeutic response