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Oct 29
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Understanding trichotillomania (hair-pul...

AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
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Body-focused repetitive behaviors such as hair pulling (trichotillomania) and skin picking are relatively common but remain stigmatized and misunderstood. Suzanne Mouton-Odum, PhD, and Clare Mackay, PhD, talk about why these behaviors occur and how they relate to grooming and emotion regulation; how living with BFRBs affects people’s lives and mental health; ... Show More
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