Many kids are infatuated with hair from a young age. Babies tug on their mom's tresses for a reaction, and toddlers yank on their friends' hair during playground disputes. It's an expected part of ...

Parents of children with trichotillomania (hair-pulling disorder) often worry about visible hair loss, teasing at school, or how to help their child stop. But there is a lesser-known complication of ...

Trichotillomania is a disorder that affects 1-2% of the population, a majority of them female. The main feature is the recurrent compulsion to pull out one’s hair. Hair is pulled from any area of the ...