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Çiğdem Yektaş1, Ali Evren Tufan
1*Child and Adolescent Psycihatry Department, Düzce University Medical Faculty, Düzce; and †Child and Adolescent Psycihatry Department, Abant Izzet Baysal University Medical Faculty, Bolu, Turkey.
Abstract:
Trichotillomania (TTM) is a mental disorder characterized by uncontrolled and impulsive hair pulling leading to hair loss, distress, and disordered functioning. Treatment choices include behavioral therapy (especially habit reversal training) and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. However, randomized controlled trials conducted with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors have led to controversial results of effectiveness for TTM. Here, we report a female patient whose TTM symptoms increased after fluoxetine use.
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