It found that shame partially explained the relationship between hairpulling and depression, and fully explained the ...

In January 2022, a video was widely circulated on social media that supposedly showed a woman hanging by her hair on a train car: As this video went viral, some wondered if this footage was some sort ...

Trichotillomania (TTM) is sometimes related to certain mental health conditions, such as anxiety and depression. While it may also start for other reasons, it is often cyclical. Treatments focus on ...

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 ...

For many, this is a psychological issue that goes undiagnosed. Often passed off as a bad habit, trichotillomania can cause severe physical and psychological damage if untreated. Whether you or someone ...

An incredible circus performer has revealed how she is able to hang from her hair without it falling out and her routine for taking care of it. Sylphie Ariella, from San Fransisco, has been training ...

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 ...

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, ...