Trichotillomania

A disorder characterized by recurrent, compulsive pulling out of one's hair from the scalp, eyebrows, eyelashes, or other areas of the body, resulting in noticeable hair loss. The person is unable to resist the urge and typically experiences a sense of tension before pulling and relief afterwards.

Symptoms

• Recurrent hair-pulling (trichotillomania) (also: hair pulling, trichotillomania, pulling out hair, compulsive hair pulling, pulling hair)
• Pulling of eyebrows, eyelashes or hair from other body parts (also: pulling eyebrows or eyelashes, pulling eyelashes, pulling eyebrows, removing eyebrows, pulling out eyelashes)
• Anxiety (also: Anxiety, anxiety, inner tension, inner fear, dread)
• Temporary relief or pleasure after pulling (also: relief after behavior, feeling of relief, reduction of tension, calming down after action, emotional relief)
• Visible hair loss resulting from behavior (also: Visible hair loss or alopecia as result of behavior, visible hair loss, alopecia, hair loss, hair thinning)

ICD-11 diagnostic criteria

• nawracające wyrywanie włosów
• utrata włosów
• nieudane próby powstrzymania zachowania
• pogorszenie funkcjonowania

How to recognise

In the ICD-11 framework, the core symptoms taken into account when recognising Trichotillomania are:

• wyrywanie włosów

Differential diagnosis

When diagnosing Trichotillomania, the following ICD-11 disorders should be considered in the differential diagnosis:

• Powtarzające się zaburzenia behawioralne skoncentrowane na ciele (6B25)
• Stereotypowe zaburzenie ruchowe (6A06)
• Zaburzenie cierpienia somatycznego (6C20)

Synonyms and related terms

hair pulling, trichotillomania, pulling out hair, compulsive hair pulling, pulling hair, removing hair, obsessive pulling, pulls own hair, pulls hair, pulls hair from scalp, damages hair, pulls out strands, yanks hair, pulling eyebrows or eyelashes, pulling eyelashes, pulling eyebrows, removing eyebrows, pulling out eyelashes, compulsive pulling of eyelashes, removing facial hair, pulls out eyelashes, pulls out eyebrows, damages eyebrows, pulls out facial hair, pulls eyelashes, pulls out hairs, inner tension, inner fear, dread, feeling of threat

Frequently asked questions

What are the symptoms of Trichotillomania?

Symptoms associated with Trichotillomania (ICD-11 6B25.0) include: Recurrent hair-pulling (trichotillomania), Pulling of eyebrows, eyelashes or hair from other body parts, Anxiety, Temporary relief or pleasure after pulling, Visible hair loss resulting from behavior.

How is Trichotillomania diagnosed according to ICD-11?

According to ICD-11, the diagnostic criteria for Trichotillomania (6B25.0) include: nawracające wyrywanie włosów; utrata włosów; nieudane próby powstrzymania zachowania; pogorszenie funkcjonowania.

What disorders are in the differential diagnosis of Trichotillomania?

The differential diagnosis of Trichotillomania (6B25.0) includes: Powtarzające się zaburzenia behawioralne skoncentrowane na ciele (6B25), Stereotypowe zaburzenie ruchowe (6A06), Zaburzenie cierpienia somatycznego (6C20).

WHO ICD-11 source

View this entry in the official WHO ICD-11 browser: 6B25.0 – WHO ICD-11