Some children may use hair pulling as a coping mechanism during stressful times. When this action becomes compulsive, it may be trichotillomania. While many children play with their hair, consistent ...

People with trichotillomania have a compulsion to pull out hair from their scalp, eyebrows or other areas of the body. (Getty Images) Trichotillomania — also known as hair-pulling disorder — is an ...

Trichotillomania is a disorder that affects 1-2% of the population, a majority of them female. The main feature is the recurrent compulsion to pull out one’s hair. Hair is pulled from any area of the ...

Teenagers (and occasionally younger children) can develop a habit of pulling their hair from their scalp, eyebrows, or eyelashes. This habit is known medically as trichotillomania and sometimes called ...

It can be concerning to see as a parent, but toddlers usually find this habit soothing, just like thumb sucking.

High levels of stress can lead to different types of hair loss. It may inhibit hair regrowth, cause the body’s immune system to attack the hair follicles, or cause an irresistible urge to pull one’s ...

Twirling hair around the fingers may be something a person does out of habit. However, the behavior may also have links with stress and mental health disorders. Repeated hair twirling can cause ...

CHICAGO — Big news for fighting sisters: Scientists have found the sensors that signal the painful zing of a hair pull. And this pain message can rip along a nerve fiber at about 100 miles an hour, ...

Trichotillomania — also known as hair-pulling disorder — is an impulse control disorder that “involves recurrent, irresistible urges to pull out hair from your scalp, eyebrows or other areas of your ...