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Trichotillomania by proxy.

Avinash De Sousa1

  • 1Department of Psychiatry, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

International Journal of Trichology
|April 17, 2015
PubMed
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A mother with trichotillomania (hair-pulling disorder) engaged in hair pulling on her child. The child

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Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Child Psychology

Background:

  • Trichotillomania is an impulse control disorder involving compulsive hair pulling.
  • It affects both adults and children, often with comorbid psychiatric conditions.

Observation:

  • A case study involving a mother with a history of trichotillomania.
  • The mother presented her child for treatment, claiming the child also had trichotillomania.

Findings:

  • The mother, experiencing urges, pulled her child's hair as a coping mechanism.
  • This behavior mimicked trichotillomania in the child, leading to the misdiagnosis.

Implications:

  • Highlights the importance of thorough differential diagnosis in pediatric cases.
  • Underscores the potential for parental psychiatric conditions to manifest in child-related behaviors.
Keywords:
Hair pullingtrichotillomaniatrichotillomania by proxy
  • Emphasizes the need to consider familial factors in impulse control disorders.