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Trichotillomania (Hair Pulling)

Trichotillomania (Hair Pulling)

Strong urges to pull hair from your scalp and from other parts of your body results in bald patches and emotional stress. Trichotillomania is an incompletely understood condition that may affect as many as 9 million Americans. Read on to understand this disorder and what treatments are used to manage it. Learn also about self-help techniques that you can use today to start controlling your hair pulling at home.

John Lee · 9/17/2010
N-acetylcysteine (NAC) – An Effective Supplement for Trichotillomania and Other Impulse Control Disorders?

N-acetylcysteine (NAC) – An Effective Supplement for Trichotillomania and Other Impulse Control Disorders?

Could an inexpensive over-the-counter amino acid supplement really help you best your hair-pulling, skin picking, nail biting or other form of impulse control disorder? Initial research suggests that it just might.

John Lee ·