Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People with trichotillomania have a compulsion to pull out hair from their scalp, eyebrows or other areas of the body. (Getty ...

Essentially, a hair-pull test involves gently pulling on a small handful of hairs (about 50). You’ll want to apply enough pressure to pull on the hair — but not so much that you experience pain or rip ...

A dermatologist has revealed a straightforward, one minute test to determine if you're losing an excessive or concerning amount of hair. While it's normal to lose some hair, according to the NHS, "we ...

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 ...

Some people with trichotillomania decide to shave their heads to prevent the urge to pull their hair. Although references to hair-pulling can be found as far back as ancient Egypt, the hair-pulling ...

Trichotillomania is a condition involving frequent urges to pull out one’s hair. Experts now consider it closely related to OCD due to the obsessive-compulsive nature of the disorder. Mental health ...