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Tricholtillomania
Trichotillomania is a type of psychological condition that involves strong urges to pull out one's own hair.
People with trichotillomania pull hair out at the root from places like the scalp, eyebrows, eyelashes, or pubic area. Some people pull large handfuls of hair, which can leave bald patches on the scalp or eyebrows. Other people pull out their hair one strand at a time. Some inspect the strand after pulling it out or play with the hair after it's been pulled. About half of people with the condition put the hair in their mouths after pulling it. Some people are very aware of their pulling; others seem to do it without really noticing what they're doing.
The word '' Trichotillomania'' contains the greek word for madness ( mania ), but the doctor who first studied it in 1889 found that hair patients with hair- pulling compulsions were emotionally healthy. Today, many doctors think the condition is caused by a chemical imbalence in the brain.
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Bibliography http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichotillomania http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/mental_health/trichotillomania.html http://www.trich.org/ http://www.brainphysics.com/hair-pulling.php http://www.pullfreeatlast.com/trichotillomania-facts/trichotillomania-information.html
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The majority of Trichotillomania sufferers are girls and women
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