Trichotillomania

this everyday. Instead of committing suicide they self harm. There are many different types of self-harm. There is; cutting, burning, scratching, self- bruising, dermatillomania, the ingestion of toxic substances, purposely breaking bones, and trichotillomania are the main forms of self harm. Let’s learn about all of them. The first is cutting. Cutting is the biggest one. People normally cut on their wrists, thighs, stomach or shoulders. When people cut they find whatever sharp objects they can…

instead of mood-congruent. Also, rumination occurs with MDD; Lu has compulsions, not rumination. A diagnosis of other obsessive-compulsive and related disorders can be ruled out by the nature of Lu’s symptoms not being related to hair pulling, for trichotillomania. Hoarding disorder, on the other hand, is not an accurate diagnosis because although Lu’s wife reported that the house is getting cluttered with homemade shrines, Lu’s possible hoarding is caused by his preoccupation with prayer.…

biggest objective in life, therefore at no cost will I do anything but my best to fulfil this. My biggest struggle in life was nothing but an obstacle that I overcame of which I came out one-hundred and one times stronger. Anxiety, Depression, Trichotillomania, these three struggles have brought me to my lowest point in life. I spent 7 years surpassing these struggles until last year. I conceive that these impediments in my life have blessed me with a more mature outlook on life. After…

weakest personality trait is most definitely neuroticism. Being one who tends to worry has always been a downfall. Whether it derives from my anxiety, I will never know, but it enhances my depression, as well. This has always been a trigger for my trichotillomania, and it is something that I am still trying to learn to control. It has affected the way I view myself, my relationships with friend’s, family, and boyfriend’s. It has also affected those three things in an undoubtably negative…

have also noted that both OCD patients and HD patients respond well to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) medications (Saxena and Summer, 2014). However several studies have shown no beneficial effect of SSRIs in other OCRD such as trichotillomania (Ninan, Rothbaum, Marsteller, Knight, and Eccard, 2000; van Minnem, Hoogduin, Keijsers, Hellenbrand, and Hendriks, 2003), which only highlights the need for additional research into the relatedness of…

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) provides a plethora of disorders that can be critiqued. However, in this paper I will discuss body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) along with a focus on Muscle Dysphoria (MD). The DSM-V publication defines body dysmorphic disorder in the same fashion as the previous DSM- IV edition. However, delusional variants of the disorder are no longer coded as both delusional disorder, somatic type, and body dysmorphic disorder; in the DSM-V…

an autoimmune disorder that causes hair to fall out, would be able to have eyebrows tattooed on to look just as they did before, without worrying that it could fall out at any moment. It is also a good solution for those who are suffering from trichotillomania, people who pull out their hair. They will no longer be able to pull out their eyebrow hairs if they are done with…

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) Brief Overview Ashley Mazza Liberty University The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed.; DSM–5; American Psychiatric Association [APA], 2013) is a standard when determining and diagnosing individuals with the appropriate mental health issue, and all the following information was obtaining from the DSM-5 (APA, 2013). Each section explains the criteria required to meet a mental health issue. One…

disorder. Skin-picking disorder is a body-focused repetitive behaviour (BFRB) that falls in the spectrum of obsessive-compulsive disorders. The disorder was previously known as dermatillomania, which is similar to the name of its “sister disorder” trichotillomania, compulsive hair pulling. The name was changed to Excoriation disorder when inducted into the DSM-5 in May 2013. The symptoms, causes, and treatments of this disorder are complex, but easily accessible, yet those who suffer from…

In May 2017 I took a voluntary medical leave of absence after being released from the hospital. During the time I was suffering with an eating disorder, severe anxiety, depression, PTSD, trichotillomania, insomnia as well as ADHD. For most of my life I have suffered with these symptoms, without any treatment, yet I still succeeded academically and was able to function. In my childhood I experienced various forms of abuse and my family did not believe in mental illness nor have the resources to…