[header] How to diagnose trichotillomania [title] Notice hair pulling locations. [step] Trichotillomania is characterized by a persistent urge to pull out one's body hair. Trichotillomania involves pulling out hair, yet is not exclusive to the hair on one's head.
[header] How to diagnose trichotillomania [title] Notice hair pulling locations. [step] Trichotillomania is characterized by a persistent urge to pull out one's body hair. Trichotillomania involves pulling out hair, yet is not exclusive to the hair on one's head.
The hair to pull is usually between your ears and across your back. [substeps] The goal is for trichotillomania to always be in the back of one's head, where hair can be pulled upwards. You may notice the person pulling out eyelashes, eyebrows, pubic hair, or other body hair. [substeps] Do notice the person pulling at body hair? Do you notice times when the person pulls all the hair from his eyebrows or eyelashes? [title] Observe patchy areas or bald spots. The brain involved in this process focuses on converting the facial hair located on one's head into a " crown. " [substeps] This is due to the fact that the hair is drawn out without connecting to the crown. It is also known as hair pulling and is a symptom of a larger medical problem, such as trichotillomania. [substeps] Trichotillomania originated in childhood and developed over the years.