Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Trichotillomania: Report of a Case Resistant to Pharmacological Treatment

Objective: To report a case of trichotillomania that was resistant to pharmacological treatment but responded well to a behavioral therapy program based on habit reversal. Method: The patient was a 47-year-old lady. Her problem had started at the age of seventeen. She had experienced several treatme...

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Main Authors: Ali-Akbar Nejatisafa, Vandad Sharifi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2006-04-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Psychiatry
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Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/3509.pdf&manuscript_id=3509