MeSH tree: F03.250.800
Over the course of their lives, up to 220,000 Norwegians will pick at their skin or pull out their hair to an extent that can be considered a mental health disorder. They pull out their hair until bald spots appear, or pick ...
Feb 25, 2026
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It found that shame partially explained the relationship between hairpulling and depression, and fully explained the relationship between hairpulling and anxiety.
Nov 11, 2025
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The silent symptoms of stress can be easily overlooked, but they're important to recognize to protect one's mental health, experts say.
May 6, 2024
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Our skin is often covered with tiny imperfections—blemishes, moles, cuts and spots that we're all guilty of picking at from time to time. Consider the temptation of that bulbous yellow head of a spot ready to erupt, or peeling ...
Feb 29, 2024
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If you just can't stop biting your nails, picking at your skin or pulling out a hank of hair, especially when you're stressed out, here's something to try that just might work.
Jul 20, 2023
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A Czech hospital said Tuesday its surgeons removed a mass of hair the size of a beer mug from the stomach of a girl who suffers from an extremely rare hair eating disorder.
Mar 7, 2023
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A long-established Alzheimer's drug can help people with a disorder that causes them to compulsively pull at their hair or pick at their skin, a new clinical trial has concluded.
Feb 28, 2023
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