<Tr> <Th> Frequency </Th> <Td> ~ 2% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> (edit on Wikidata) </Td> </Tr> <P> Trichotillomania (TTM), also known as hair pulling disorder, is an impulse control disorder characterised by a long term urge that results in the pulling out of one's hair . This occurs to such a degree that hair loss can be seen . Efforts to stop pulling hair typically fail . Hair removal may occur anywhere; however, the head and around the eyes are most common . The hair pulling is to such a degree that it results in distress . </P> <P> The disorder may run in families . It occurs more commonly in those with obsessive compulsive disorder . Episodes of pulling may be triggered by anxiety . People usually acknowledge that they pull their hair . On examination broken hairs may be seen . Other conditions that may present similarly include body dysmorphic disorder, however in that condition people remove hair to try to improve what they see as a problem in how they look . </P>

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