Increased Trichotillomania Symptoms in a Child With Fluoxetine Treatment.

Çiğdem Yektaş, Ali Evren Tufan

Clinical neuropharmacology 2017 Mar/Apr

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Trichotillomania (TTM) is a mental disorder characterized by uncontrolled and impulsive hair pulling leading to hair loss, distress, and disordered functioning. Treatment choices include behavioral therapy (especially habit reversal training) and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. However, randomized controlled trials conducted with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors have led to controversial results of effectiveness for TTM. Here, we report a female patient whose TTM symptoms increased after fluoxetine use.

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Çiğdem Yektaş, Ali Evren Tufan. Increased Trichotillomania Symptoms in a Child With Fluoxetine Treatment. Clinical neuropharmacology. 2017 Mar/Apr;40(2):95-96