1995
An Epidemiological Study of Trichotillomania in Israeli Adolescents
KING R, ZOHAR A, RATZONI G, BINDER M, KRON S, DYCIAN A, COHEN D, PAULS D, APTER A. An Epidemiological Study of Trichotillomania in Israeli Adolescents. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 1995, 34: 1212-1215. PMID: 7559316, DOI: 10.1097/00004583-199509000-00019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive symptomsComorbid psychopathologyPrevalence of trichotillomaniaSignificant obsessive-compulsive symptomsObsessive-compulsive disorderLifetime prevalenceVocal ticsComorbid disordersEpidemiological studiesPrevalenceAnxiety disordersPhysical fitnessSubsequent reliefTrichotillomaniaCommunity adolescent sampleDisordersSymptomsElevated ratesOverall competencySubjectsAdolescentsReliefPsychopathologyBald spotsIsraeli adolescents
1992
Behavioral Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Trichotillomania
VITULANO L, KING R, SCAHILL L, COHEN D. Behavioral Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Trichotillomania. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 1992, 31: 139-146. PMID: 1537765, DOI: 10.1097/00004583-199201000-00021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStandard psychiatric careBehavioral treatment programTreatment modalitiesPsychiatric careBehavior disorderBehavioral treatmentTreatment programPilot findingsRelative safetyTrichotillomaniaBehavioral techniquesPotential effectivenessChildrenAdolescentsUseful rolePatientsPharmacologicalDisfigurementScalpCare