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Trichotillomania, a disorder where people compulsively pull out their own hair, often starts around age 12, is more common in adult females, and can be treated with behavior therapy and medication.

COVID-19 and hypopituitarism (reduced pituitary gland function) are linked, with the latter's related health issues potentially worsening COVID-19 outcomes, and COVID-19 possibly increasing risk for pituitary complications.

Skin doctors should recognize and treat conditions like hair-pulling and skin-picking early, often using therapy and medication, to help 50-70% of patients.

Negative expectations can cause adverse effects in dermatology treatments, like with finasteride for baldness, and careful communication can help reduce these nocebo responses.

Valproate is a mood stabilizer for bipolar disorder but has side effects and risks, especially during pregnancy.

Combining mood stabilizers with antipsychotics is more effective for treating children with bipolar disorder than using mood stabilizers alone.

Taxol damages hair growth cells, causing hair loss.

Chromium salts may help with insulin sensitivity in PCOS, but more research is needed to confirm their overall effectiveness and safety.

The document concludes that there is hope for future psychopharmacology research despite challenges in treating schizophrenia.

Finasteride helps treat eyelid spasms.

Growth factor treatments are increasingly used in medicine but require more research to fully understand their mechanisms.

Adding aripiprazole to the treatment improved hair-pulling symptoms in a teenager.

Some drugs can cause serious side effects like heart issues and nervous system problems, but certain drugs for Parkinson's and overactive bladder may be safer, though they still have some common side effects.

Some cancer and immune system drugs can cause serious side effects, including heart, lung, nerve, and organ damage, which need careful monitoring and management.

Early changes in brain chemicals affect how a drug reduces alcohol intake in rats.

Melatonin helps regulate sleep and may aid in treating various health issues.

Iron deficiency in menstruating women causes many health issues beyond anemia and needs early detection and treatment.

Targeting a protein that blocks hair growth with microRNAs could lead to new hair loss treatments, but more research is needed.

Synthetic antioxidants are effective, cheap, and stable, with some like zinc and cholecalciferol reducing child and cancer deaths, but the safety of additives like BHA, BHT, TBHQ, and PEG needs more research.

Researchers identified five new potential targets for leishmaniasis treatment, suggesting repurposing existing drugs could be effective.

Natural products like plant extracts can help promote hair growth and could be used to treat hair loss.

Increasing EGR1 levels makes hair root cells grow faster.

Post-finasteride syndrome causes lasting sexual, mental, and physical issues, needing more research for solutions.

Venlafaxine can cause hair loss, which stops after discontinuation.

Finasteride may increase the risk of suicide or severe self-harm in men with mood disorders but not in the general population.

Noni fruit extract, specifically the FEA-3 sub-fraction, can increase hair growth and reduce baldness in male rabbits, potentially acting like common hair loss treatments.

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) show higher levels of hope, judgement, perspective, and transcendence, and could benefit from positive psychology therapy.

Allopregnanolone can reduce gut inflammation and normalize neurotransmitter levels after finasteride withdrawal.

Finasteride may cause changes in dopamine-related genes, possibly leading to post-finasteride syndrome.

Dopaminergic therapy in Parkinson's disease patients is linked to increased hair loss.