Trichotillomania and its treatment: A review and recommendations

Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1165-1174

  Franklin, Martin E ^a   Zagrabbe, Kathryn ^a   Benavides, Kristin L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

cognitive behavioral therapy; combined treatments; habit reversal training; impulse control disorders; pharmacotherapy; trichotillomania; TTM

Indexed keywords

NALTREXONE; OLANZAPINE; PLACEBO;

ADOLESCENCE; ANXIETY DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILDHOOD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR; EATING DISORDER; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDER; MOOD DISORDER; NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH TRICHOTILLOMANIA QUESTIONNAIRE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PHOTOGRAPHY; PREMONITORY URGE FOR TICS SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TRICHOBEZOAR; TRICHOTILLOMANIA;

COGNITIVE THERAPY; HABITS; HUMANS; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS; REVERSAL LEARNING; TRICHOTILLOMANIA;

EID: 79961035118     PISSN: 14737175     EISSN: 17448360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/ern.11.93     Document Type: Review

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