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In this study, researchers reviewed current treatments for trichotillomania and found that psychotherapy, particularly cognitive-behavioral therapy like habit reversal training, is most effective, with some medications helping to alleviate symptoms, though further study is needed on their use.

This review suggests that while both pharmaceuticals and behavioral therapies can reduce symptoms of trichotillomania, behavioral therapies often prove more effective, though long-term effectiveness remains uncertain.

This study describes a 62-year-old male with trichodaganomania, an urge to bite his mustache hair, who was treated with counseling and placebo medication, highlighting the need for a comprehensive treatment approach including potential psychological and psychiatric interventions if symptoms recur.

This article reviews trichotillomania, highlighting its differences from OCD and recommending treatments like habit reversal therapy and specific medications, but reports no new clinical results.

This review evaluates various cognitive-behavioral interventions for trichotillomania but does not report new clinical findings, highlighting the need for further research on their efficacy.

This study reported improvements in trichotillomania symptoms among patients who engaged with a psychodermatology service, despite a high rate of missed appointments.

This case report diagnosed a 4-year-old girl with trichotillomania after observation of her twirling and pulling her hair at the affected site.

In this case report, an 11-year-old boy with trichotillomania experienced significant reduction in hair-pulling behavior and visible hair regrowth after treatment with medications and psychological interventions, emphasizing the importance of early recognition and comprehensive management of this disorder.

This report highlights a case where dermoscopic observation of corkscrew hairs in a young woman led to the diagnosis of trichotillomania, emphasizing its role in distinguishing this psychiatric disorder from other forms of non-scarring alopecia and highlighting the importance of timely intervention.

This article reviews treatment approaches for trichotillomania, emphasizing differences from OCD therapies and recommending specific management strategies, without providing new experimental findings.

This review discusses trichotillomania, including its diagnosis and management, and emphasizes the importance of a psychiatry-dermatology liaison alongside behavioral therapy and pharmacological options.

In this study, a multidisciplinary psychodermatology service treating children and young people with compulsive hair pulling reported varied success, with 45.4% achieving complete resolution and 36.4% seeing substantial improvement, suggesting a hybrid care model may benefit patient engagement and therapy outcomes.

This case report illustrates how cognitive-behavioral therapy effectively reduced hair-pulling behavior and improved self-confidence and interpersonal relationships in a patient with trichotillomania.

This review discusses treatment options for trichotillomania, focusing on cognitive-behavioral interventions and promising developments in combined pharmacotherapy and therapy approaches, but reports no new findings.

This review discusses trichotillomania treatments, highlighting that habit reversal training shows promise for children and adolescents, although further research is needed, as existing literature on this age group is sparse.

This review discusses trichotillomania's clinical features, prevalence, and treatment options, highlighting the potential benefits of behavior therapy and pharmacotherapy but reports no new clinical findings.

This review discusses trichotillomania, its prevalence, and treatment options, emphasizing that many sufferers experience delays in treatment due to secrecy and shame, but reports no new research findings.

This review discusses the clinical features of trichotillomania and the challenges in its diagnosis and treatment, reporting no new clinical findings while highlighting the need for specialized therapy and better therapeutic options.

This systematic review reported that habit reversal training showed the most consistent benefit for treating pediatric trichotillomania, while evidence for pharmacological treatments and alternative therapies like N-acetylcysteine remains insufficient, highlighting the need for early behavioral intervention and further research into standardized treatment protocols.

This article reviews trichotillomania, highlighting its prevalence, common treatment options, and challenges such as secrecy and delayed treatment, but reports no new clinical results.

This review reports the first known case of hair repigmentation associated with lamivudine use and examines mechanisms related to drug-induced hair repigmentation, suggesting potential therapeutic strategies for reversing hair graying.

This study found that despite only topical minoxidil and oral finasteride being approved for androgenetic alopecia in Spain, dermatologists commonly prescribe various off-label treatments for both male and female patients.

This review discusses various causes and treatments of scalp pruritus, distinguishing between conditions with primary skin lesions and those without, but provides no new clinical results.

This case study describes a patient initially misdiagnosed with pediculosis capitis, later identified as having trichotillomania, highlighting the importance of thorough behavioral inquiries by physicians in such cases.

This report discusses a case of pediatric trichotillomania, detailing its clinical presentation and distinguishing histopathological characteristics, ultimately diagnosing the condition in a 7-year-old boy with nonscarring alopecia.

This study describes the prescribing habits of Spanish dermatologists, highlighting that topical minoxidil and oral finasteride are the most common treatments for male AGA and postmenopausal female AGA.

This case report describes a 27-year-old woman with a family history of hair thinning and a 6-year history of alopecia on the scalp.

If a child is losing a lot of eyelashes and it keeps happening, doctors should look carefully at their health history because it might be a sign of a different health problem.

Minoxidil helped bald patient regrow hair.

This review discusses the diagnostic and treatment challenges of trichotillomania and emphasizes the need for better-designed studies to optimize treatment approaches.