Abstract | OBJECTIVES:
Trichotillomania is characterized by repetitive pulling out of one's hair, leading to distress and/or functional impairment. Long considered a chronic condition if left untreated (albeit with fluctuating intensity), there have been intimations that the disorder may be of limited duration in some people. METHODS: A sample of 10,169 adults, aged 18-69 years, representative of the general US population, were recruited and screened for current and lifetime trichotillomania. Potential differences in demographic and clinical variables and lifetime comorbidities, between those with natural recovery from trichotillomania, and those with current trichotillomania, were identified using analysis of variance or likelihood-ratio chi-square tests as appropriate. Additional analyses using binary logistic regression were used to control for potential confounding differences between the groups initially identified. RESULTS: DISCUSSION: These findings from the first epidemiology study examining natural recovery in trichotillomania highlight the importance of screening for and treating such comorbidities in patients with trichotillomania, in order to maximize chance of clinical recovery.
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Authors | Jon E Grant, Samuel R Chamberlain |
Journal | The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry
(Aust N Z J Psychiatry)
Vol. 56
Issue 10
Pg. 1357-1362
(10 2022)
ISSN: 1440-1614 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 34903086
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adult
- Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
(epidemiology)
- Comorbidity
- Humans
- Logistic Models
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
(diagnosis)
- Trichotillomania
(diagnosis, epidemiology, therapy)
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