scholarly journals An analysis and treatment of chronic thumb sucking and chronic hair pulling

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Molly Derderian
Keyword(s):  
Hair Pulling ◽  
Thumb Sucking

scholarly journals Functional Analysis and Treatment of Chronic Hair Pulling in a Child with Cri du Chat Syndrome: Effects on Co-Occurring Thumb Sucking

2008 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina M. Vorndran ◽  
Gary M. Pace ◽  
James K. Luiselli ◽  
Jennifer Flaherty ◽  
Lauren Christian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Functional Analysis ◽  
Hair Pulling ◽  
Cri Du Chat Syndrome ◽  
Thumb Sucking

scholarly journals Concomitant trichotillomania cessation and thumb-sucking elimination: Of course, they’re related … aren’t they?

2009 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-73
Author(s):  
Shari Green
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Hair Pulling ◽  
Thumb Sucking

This article presents an overview of the current research literature that reveals some controversy, discussion of the need for more research, and report of some definitive success. In addition, four case studies of hair pulling and thumb-sucking are highlighted.

scholarly journals HABIT DISORDERS

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (05) ◽  
pp. 654-658
Author(s):  
Anjum Farooq ◽  
Sadida Bahawal ◽  
Imran Sarwar ◽  
Aamir Mushtaq ◽  
Muhammad Asghar Butt
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Outpatient Department ◽  
Hair Pulling ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Motor Behaviors ◽  
Bodily Injury ◽  
Nail Biting ◽  
Foot Tapping ◽  
Thumb Sucking ◽  
Habit Disorders

Introduction: Childhood habit behaviors appear in numerous different forms.Many people engage in some degree of habit like behavior in their lifetime. For example,habits can range from seemingly benign behaviors, such as nail biting or foot tapping, to morenoticeable physically damaging behaviors, such as teeth grinding (bruxism) and hair pulling.Habit disorders, now subsumed under the diagnostic term stereotypic movement disorder,consist of repetitive, seemingly driven, and nonfunctional motor behaviors that interfere withnormal activities or that result in bodily injury. Objectives: To determine the frequency ofdifferent habit disorders in children coming to outpatient department of Pediatrics unit of AlliedHospital Faisalabad. Study design: Cross sectional study. Setting: Pediatric department ofAllied Hospital Faisalabad. Duration of study: 1 year 06 months. (From 01-03-2015 to 01-09-2016). Results: We determined that majority of the patients i.e. 40.68%(n=72) were between49-72 months, mean and sd was 54.23+21.45 months of age, 54.80%(n=97) male and45.20%(n=80) females, frequency of different habit disorders in children coming to outpatientdepartment of pediatrics unit of Allied Hospital, Faisalabad revealed 19.31%(n=34), nail biting,22.03%(n=39) had thumb sucking, 41.81%(n=74) had bruxism, 11.86%(n=21) had hair pullingand 10.17%(n=18) subjects had other habits. Conclusion: We concluded that the frequency ofdifferent habit disorders i.e. nail biting, thumb sucking, bruxism, hair pulling and other is higheramong children coming to outpatient department of Pediatrics unit of Allied Hospital Faisalabadand comparable with other studies.

Biopsy May Be Needed for Hair Pulling

2008 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 16
Author(s):  
SHERRY BOSCHERT
Keyword(s):  
Hair Pulling

Bluegrass appliance for thumb sucking habit: A case report

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Shwetha G ◽  
Ashmitha K Shetty ◽  
Prakash Chandra ◽  
Latha Anandakrishna
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Thumb Sucking

The Assessment and Treatment of Trichotillomania

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary A.-H. Christenson
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Treatment ◽  
Habit Reversal ◽  
Hair Pulling ◽  
Psychiatric Interview ◽  
Treatment Approaches ◽  
Time Treatment ◽  
Habit Reversal Therapy ◽  
Situational Characteristics ◽  
Assessment And Treatment ◽  
Additional Support

The successful treatment of trichotillomania necessitates an initial clinical evaluation of the cognitive, emotional, behavioral, and situational characteristics contributing to an individual’s hair pulling. Assessment also requires a comprehensive psychological/psychiatric interview to assess for comorbid illness, which may either contribute to hair pulling or require separate attention. Several instruments have been designed to assist in quantifying the core symptoms of trichotillomania and can be useful for monitoring treatment progress over time. Treatment approaches include medication, hypnosis, and behavioral therapies, especially modifications of habit reversal therapy. Controlled studies are few in number and are limited to only a few behavioral treatment approaches and medication classes. Research suggests that variations of habit reversal therapy have the greatest efficacy of the interventions investigated thus far. There is additional support for treatment with clomipramine, N-acetylcysteine, and olanzapine, in contrast to multiple other drugs that have been studied or suggested as useful for trichotillomania.

Phenomenology and Epidemiology of Trichotillomania

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel R. Chamberlain
Keyword(s):  
Animal Models ◽  
Psychiatric Disorder ◽  
Hair Loss ◽  
Functional Impairment ◽  
Repetitive Behaviors ◽  
Hair Pulling ◽  
Affect Dysregulation ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive

Trichotillomania is a psychiatric disorder characterized by recurrent hair pulling, leading to hair loss and functional impairment. This chapter reviews the phenomenology and epidemiology of trichotillomania, and considers its relationship with putative obsessive-compulsive spectrum conditions and other body-focused repetitive behaviors. Salient animal models of the disorder, along with findings in human patients using neuroimaging and cognitive probes, are summarized. A brain-based model of trichotillomania is formulated, focusing on affect dysregulation, addiction, and impulse dyscontrol. Finally, the chapter flags cardinal questions for the attention of future clinical and research scrutiny.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document