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S4E2:  Trichotillomania:  Hair Pulling

S4E2: Trichotillomania: Hair Pulling

Update: 2023-08-03
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Trichotillomania is a compulisve desire to pull out one's hair. Dr. Bostwick compassionately discusses what is often an embarrassing compulsion that often starts in young children with high sensory needs, when hormones shift in middle school, or during the stress of adolescence. It's one of the "hidden" problems of childhood and is often accompanied by pica.
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S4E2:  Trichotillomania:  Hair Pulling

S4E2: Trichotillomania: Hair Pulling

Christi Bostwick, Ph.D.