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Diagnosis information
Core diagnostic criteria, specifiers, differential considerations, and documentation support in one open, scan-friendly view.
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Core criterion A
Recurrent pulling out of one's hair, resulting in hair loss
Core criterion B
Repeated attempts to decrease or stop the hair pulling
Core criterion C
Clinically significant distress or impairment
Core criterion D
Not attributable to another medical condition (e.g. dermatological condition)
Core criterion E
Not better explained by symptoms of another mental disorder
Consistent with [Trichotillomania] [specifier(s)]. There has been recurrent pulling out of one's hair; repeated attempts to decrease or stop hair pulling, forming a persistent pattern of hair loss. The presentation is further characterised by preceding tension or urges; gratification, relief, or reduction in tension when pulling; repetitive hair-focused behaviours. These symptoms have resulted in clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or interpersonal functioning, and the picture is not better explained by another medical condition or by another mental disorder such as body dysmorphic disorder.
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