Patients with hair-pulling disorder are often accompanied by symptoms such as depressed mood and anxiety, but do not necessarily develop depression; as hair-pulling disorder worsens severe depression may occur, even…
Prolonged and repeated hair plucking in patients with hair plucking disorder may cause irreversible damage to hair growth and treatment, which may lead to degradation and damage to the hair…
Hair plucking in infants and children usually disappears in early development. Hair-pulling usually begins at or immediately after puberty, has a fluctuating and delayed nature, and if left untreated, the…