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Diseases » Trichotillomania » Glossary
Glossary for Trichotillomania
- Alopecia: Various types of hair loss or balding
- Baldness: Lack of hair where it usually grows. Usually on the head.
- Choreoacanthocytosis amyotrophic: A rare inherited disease involving neurological degeneration and abnormal red blood cell shape. The disorder progresses slowly and causes involuntary movements, loss of cognitive ability, behavioral changes and seizures.
- Factitious syndromes: A disorder that a person believes they have that however does not exist
- Hair conditions: Any disorder the affects the hair
- Hair loss: Loss or thinning of head or body hair
- Impulse Control Disorders: Disorders where people have difficulty controlling their impulses
- Mental illness: Any psychological syndrome
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder: Behavioral disorder with obsessive thoughts and compulsive acts.
- Psychiatric disorders: Any condition that affects ones mind
- Psychological disorders: Any condition that affects ones mind
- Psychotic disorders: Psychiatric disorders with mental detachment from reality
- Schizophrenia: Psychiatric disorder with delusional beliefs and hallucinations.
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