Trichotillomania: a good response to treatment with N-acetylcysteine

Abstract: Trichotillomania is considered a behavioral disorder and is characterized by the recurring habit of pulling one's hair, resulting in secondary alopecia. It affects 1% of the adult population, and 2 to 4.4% of psychiatric patients meet the diagnostic criteria. It can occur at any age a...

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Main Authors: Livia Ariane Lopes Barroso, Flavia Sternberg, Maria Natalia Inacio de Fraia e Souza, Gisele Jacobino de Barros Nunes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2017-08-01
Series:Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962017000400537&tlng=en