Atypical presentation of Trichotillomania: a case report with review of the literature
Trichotillomania is a chronic mental illness with an elevated rate of psychiatric comorbidities. Patients with Trichotillomania often have a low insight putting them at risk for serious health problems such as depression, social dysfunction, body damage, malnutrition, even death in severe cases...
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description | Trichotillomania is a chronic mental illness with an
elevated rate of psychiatric comorbidities. Patients
with Trichotillomania often have a low insight
putting them at risk for serious health problems such
as depression, social dysfunction, body damage,
malnutrition, even death in severe cases if untreated.
Not all patients have access to health care, most of
them live in difficult environments with different
cultural variations and attitudes toward mental
illness making them more vulnerable. The literature
suggests that there is a variety of psychotherapies
and medications that may help in managing
Trichotillomania. The present case is of a woman
with no prior history of mental illness, who was
brought by her father for behavioral issues. During
her evaluation we observed various symptoms
associated with different pathologies, exemplifying
the difficulties to diagnose individuals with
Trichotillomania and to prepare a treatment plan for
them.
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spelling | doaj.art-79839ef71c934c3697449f17645fb8922022-12-21T17:23:13ZaraAssociation de la Recherche Pharmaceutique & d'Enrichissement des connaissances (ARPEC)Batna Journal of Medical Sciences2437-06652021-12-018218218410.48087/BJMScr.2021.8220Atypical presentation of Trichotillomania: a case report with review of the literatureFayçal Walid Ikhlef0Public Hospital Institution Tissemsilt- Algeria.Trichotillomania is a chronic mental illness with an elevated rate of psychiatric comorbidities. Patients with Trichotillomania often have a low insight putting them at risk for serious health problems such as depression, social dysfunction, body damage, malnutrition, even death in severe cases if untreated. Not all patients have access to health care, most of them live in difficult environments with different cultural variations and attitudes toward mental illness making them more vulnerable. The literature suggests that there is a variety of psychotherapies and medications that may help in managing Trichotillomania. The present case is of a woman with no prior history of mental illness, who was brought by her father for behavioral issues. During her evaluation we observed various symptoms associated with different pathologies, exemplifying the difficulties to diagnose individuals with Trichotillomania and to prepare a treatment plan for them. https://batnajms.net/wp-content/uploads/Archives/2021/2/20_BJMS_8_2_Ikhlef.pdftrichotillomaniamental healthpsychiatrypsychological distress |
spellingShingle | Fayçal Walid Ikhlef Atypical presentation of Trichotillomania: a case report with review of the literature Batna Journal of Medical Sciences trichotillomania mental health psychiatry psychological distress |
title | Atypical presentation of Trichotillomania: a case report with review of the literature |
title_full | Atypical presentation of Trichotillomania: a case report with review of the literature |
title_fullStr | Atypical presentation of Trichotillomania: a case report with review of the literature |
title_full_unstemmed | Atypical presentation of Trichotillomania: a case report with review of the literature |
title_short | Atypical presentation of Trichotillomania: a case report with review of the literature |
title_sort | atypical presentation of trichotillomania a case report with review of the literature |
topic | trichotillomania mental health psychiatry psychological distress |
url | https://batnajms.net/wp-content/uploads/Archives/2021/2/20_BJMS_8_2_Ikhlef.pdf |
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