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J. bras. med ; 96(3): 24-27, jan.-mar. 2009.
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-604021

ABSTRACT

A tricotilomania é caracterizada por alopecia, resultante de hábito repetitivo de puxar o cabelo exercido pelo próprio paciente. Além do comprometimento estético e conseqüências sociais, o hábito pode levar a complicações. O artigo procura familiarizar o leitor com os principais aspectos clínicos e o tratamento a ser utilizado nos casos de tricotilomania, com ênfase nas técnicas de terapia comportamental.


Trichotillomania is characterized by hair loss from a patient's repetitive self-pulling of hair. This habit is embarrassing, unattractive, socially undesirable, and can predispose to some complications. The purpose of this article is to familiarize the reader with clinical features of trichotillomania and to describe appropriate therapeutic approach to be applied, with particular attention to behavior therapy techniques.


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Humans , Male , Female , Alopecia , Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic/therapeutic use , Drive , Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder/diagnosis , Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder/psychology , Trichotillomania/complications , Trichotillomania/diagnosis , Trichotillomania/epidemiology , Trichotillomania/etiology , Trichotillomania/therapy , Behavior Therapy , Diagnosis, Differential , Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors/therapeutic use
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