2024
The genetics of trichotillomania and excoriation disorder: A systematic review
Reid M, Lin A, Farhat L, Fernandez T, Olfson E. The genetics of trichotillomania and excoriation disorder: A systematic review. Comprehensive Psychiatry 2024, 133: 152506. PMID: 38833896, PMCID: PMC11513794, DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2024.152506.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSystematic reviewGenome-wide researchGenome-wide associationDNA sequencing studiesDiscovery of risk genesWeb of ScienceGenetic factorsObsessive-compulsive disorderGenetic epidemiologyGenetic risk factorsSequencing studiesRisk genesGeneral populationMolecular geneticsExcoriation disorderRisk factorsGeneticsFirst-line medicationPsychiatric disordersObsessive-compulsive related disordersObsessive-compulsive disorder spectrumBody-focused repetitive behaviorsDevelopment of trichotillomaniaPsycINFOGenome
2020
Pharmacological and behavioral treatment for trichotillomania: An updated systematic review with meta‐analysis
Farhat LC, Olfson E, Nasir M, Levine JLS, Li F, Miguel EC, Bloch MH. Pharmacological and behavioral treatment for trichotillomania: An updated systematic review with meta‐analysis. Depression And Anxiety 2020, 37: 715-727. PMID: 32390221, DOI: 10.1002/da.23028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical trialsSingle randomized clinical trialTTM symptomsFirst-line medicationRandomized clinical trialsStrong evidence baseLarge treatment effectsHair pulling disorderEffective medicationsAvailable agentsPharmacological agentsAdditional trialsDrug AdministrationPsychiatric conditionsSystematic reviewN-acetylcysteineBehavioral treatmentBehavioral therapyEvidence baseTrichotillomaniaTrialsRelative efficacyTreatment effectsMedicationsSymptoms