TY - JOUR
T1 - Recent advances in the understanding and treatment of trichotillomania
AU - Walther, Michael R.
AU - Ricketts, Emily J.
AU - Conelea, Christine A.
AU - Woods, Douglas W.
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Trichotillomania (TTM), or chronic hair pulling, is associated with significant levels of distress and impairment. While research is in its infancy, more data are accumulating regarding the impact, phenomenology, maintaining variables, etiology, and treatment of TTM. Behavior therapy and clomipramine have been moderately effective in reducing TTM symptoms in clinical trials. Enhancing behavior therapy with techniques designed to address TTM patients' emotional control tendencies (e.g., acceptance-based procedures) represents a promising direction in treating TTM.
AB - Trichotillomania (TTM), or chronic hair pulling, is associated with significant levels of distress and impairment. While research is in its infancy, more data are accumulating regarding the impact, phenomenology, maintaining variables, etiology, and treatment of TTM. Behavior therapy and clomipramine have been moderately effective in reducing TTM symptoms in clinical trials. Enhancing behavior therapy with techniques designed to address TTM patients' emotional control tendencies (e.g., acceptance-based procedures) represents a promising direction in treating TTM.
KW - Acceptance and commitment therapy
KW - Behavior therapy
KW - Impulse-control disorders
KW - Obsessive-compulsive spectrum
KW - Trichotillomania
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U2 - 10.1891/0889-8391.24.1.46
DO - 10.1891/0889-8391.24.1.46
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77649142076
SN - 0889-8391
VL - 24
SP - 46
EP - 64
JO - Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy
JF - Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy
IS - 1
ER -