Neuropsychiatria i Neuropsychologia

Abstract

3-4/2021 vol. 16
Case report

Case series of trichotillomania presenting with three different DSM entities

Neha Modi 1
,
Pradhyuman Chaudhary 2
,
Ritambhara Mehta 1
,
Kamlesh Dave 1
  1. Government Medical College, Surat, Gujarat, India
  2. GMERS Medical College and Hospital, Sola, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Neuropsychiatria i Neuropsychologia 2021; 16, 3–4: 196–199
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/nan.2021.113321
Online publish date: 2022/02/16
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Trichotillomania (TTM; hair-pulling disorder) is classified as an obsessive-compulsive related condition within the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition (DSM-5). Trichotillomania affects 4% of the population with significant comorbidity (38.8%). It is found between trichotillomania and different DSM-5 entities such as schizophrenia, bipolar mood disorder or depressive disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, borderline personality disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and with other body-focused repetitive behaviours (BFRBs) such as skin-picking disorder (SPD). We report three cases of trichotillomania with three different comorbid psychiatry disorders: schizophrenia, borderline personality disorder and bipolar mood disorder. Current treatment strategies for TTM involve a multimodal approach as according to research in the presence of comorbidity, treatment for TTM may need to be modified.

Keywords

trichotillomania, treatment modality, psychiatric comorbidities

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