The condition is called trichotillomania, and is characterized by an uncontrollable urge to pull out your own hair. (Photo: Corbis/Erika Svensson) For 20 years, from age 4 to 24, Lindsey Muller ...

For many, this is a psychological issue that goes undiagnosed. Often passed off as a bad habit, trichotillomania can cause severe physical and psychological damage if untreated. Whether you or someone ...

People with trichotillomania have a compulsion to pull out hair from their scalp, eyebrows or other areas of the body. (Getty Images) Trichotillomania — also known as hair-pulling disorder — is an ...

Some children may use hair pulling as a coping mechanism during stressful times. When this action becomes compulsive, it may be trichotillomania. While many children play with their hair, consistent ...

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Trichotillomania is a disorder that affects 1-2% of the population, a majority of them female. The main feature is the recurrent compulsion to pull out one’s hair. Hair is pulled from any area of the ...

Pulling, twirling, plucking, twisting, tugging, or playing with your hair – are these all just harmless habits? It is reported that for an estimated 4% of the population, hair pulling is so much more ...

Do you constantly pluck hairs from your head or your face when stressed? You might have a disorder called trichotillomania. We spoke with Dena Rabinowitz, PhD, founder of Cognitive Behavioral ...

There's a one-of-a-kind hair salon that is doing much more for its clients than just changing their hair style. From the outside, Love and Hair Peace Salon in the Fishtown neighborhood of Philadelphia ...

MARINETTE (WLUK) -- A mother who pulled the hair of her 2-year-old son while live streamingon social media was sentenced for child abuse. Natasha Hunt, 24, previously pleaded guilty to child abuse - ...