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Author Penzel, Fred.

Title The hair-pulling problem : a complete guide to trichotillomania / Fred Penzel.

Publication Info. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.

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Description 1 online resource (xxx, 351 pages) : illustrations
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Cover -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- List of Tables -- Foreword -- Introduction -- ONE58; What Is Trichotillomania63; -- The Diagnostic Criteria -- TTM and OCD -- The Effects of Hair Pulling -- Patterns and Signs of Pulling -- How People Pull -- Disguises and Camouflage -- Physical Sensations and Pulling -- Trying to Stop -- Testing and Measuring TTM -- Who Pulls63; -- TTM Across the Lifespan -- TTM and Heredity -- What Gets TTM Started63; -- Disorders That Occur Together With TTM -- Problems Mistaken for TTM -- TWO58; 8The Shame of It All8221;8212;What To Do About It -- The Stigma of TTM8212;The Emotional Cost -- Destigmatizing Yourself -- The Self45;Esteem Trap -- Self45;Acceptance8212;The Only Logical Way -- Defining Acceptance -- Acceptance and TTM Treatment Issues -- Mindfulness44; Breathing44; and Meditation -- The Five Acceptances -- Accepting Yourself -- Accepting Others -- Accepting the Illness and the Nature of the Illness -- Accepting the Nature of the Task of Therapy -- Accepting the Nature of the Task of Ongoing Recovery -- THREE58; The Causes of TTM8212;Why Do People Pull63; -- The Psychoanalytic Model -- The Addiction Model -- The Behavioral Model -- The Ethological Model -- The Neurobiological Model -- TTM and the Obsessive45;Compulsive Spectrum -- Similarities and Connections Linking TTM and OCD -- Dissimilarities between TTM and OCS -- Similarities of TTM and Tourette8217;s -- The Comprehensive Model -- The Stimulus Regulation Model8212;An Integrated Approach -- The Yeast Allergy Model -- FOUR58; Some Facts About Hair -- The Functions of Hair -- The Structure and Composition of Hair -- How Hair Grows -- Permanent Hair Loss and TTM -- Other Causes of Hair Loss -- Popular Hair Myths -- Common Hair Frauds and What Really Works -- FIVE58; How TTM Is Treated -- Therapy for TTM -- Treatments That Probably Don8217;t Work -- Traditional Talk Therapy and TTM -- Play Therapy -- Energy Therapy -- Homeopathy -- Special Diets -- Supplements -- Other Miscellaneous Treatments -- Treatments That Might Work -- Hypnosis -- Biofeedback -- Treatments That Work -- Behavioral Therapy -- Cognitive Therapy -- Therapy44; the Therapist44; and My Feelings -- Behavioral Therapy Steps for TTM -- Habit Reversal Training -- Stimulus Control -- Behavioral Therapy8212;A Time Frame -- Knowing When You Need Therapy -- Recovery with Behavioral Therapy Alone -- Only Commitment Brings Success -- Using Medication with Behavioral Therapy -- Behavioral Therapy Can Help Biological Problems -- Getting the Right Treatment -- Where and How to Look -- What to Ask -- What You Should Know -- Choosing a Therapist -- SIX58; Designing a Self45;Help Program -- Is Self45;Help for You63; -- Getting Started -- Assembling the Steps -- Relaxation Script -- Brief Relaxation Exercise -- SEVEN58; Medication and TTM Treatment -- Medication as Part of Treat.
Summary Trichotillomania, one of the family of obsessive-compulsive disorders, may afflict as many as six to eight million people in the US alone. This is a guide to the syndrome, filled with reassuring advice for patients and their families. Endorsed by the Trichotillomania Learning Center, the handbook includes all the information a patient or relative needs to understand the illness and to cope with it.; Dr Penzel provides a detailed discussion of causes and he reviews all the treatment options, describing the most effective medications and their side effects, as well as the recommended cognitive and behavioural treatments. He shows patients how to design a self-help programme and gain control of their compulsive behaviour, and how to prevent relapse. He describes trichotillomania and its treatment in children, and suggests coping strategies for families at home and in public situations.
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Subject Compulsive hair pulling.
Compulsive hair pulling.
Trichotillomania.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Penzel, Fred. Hair-pulling problem. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003 0195149424 (DLC) 2002012721 (OCoLC)50404085
ISBN 9780198034094 (electronic book)
0198034091 (electronic book)
1280532335
9781280532337
0195149424 (cloth ; alkaline paper)