一种儿童好发的精神类皮肤病——拔毛癖

Trichotillomania:A skin Disease and Mental Illness Common in Children

拔毛癖是一种人为导致的脱发,其发病与精神、情感、神经生物学等多因素有关,多见于儿童,严重影响患者的身心健康,危害极大。临床上诊断相对较易,但治疗往往难以奏效。传统的行为治疗、药物治疗和联合疗法对拔毛癖均有一定疗效,但也同时存在各种不足。一些新型药物和改良版的行为疗法正为拔毛癖的治疗带来新的希望。

Trichotillomania is a disorder distinguished by recurrent hair pulling resulting in hair loss. Many factors such as mental state,emotion,and neurobiology can contribute to it. It is common in children and can do great harm to the patients＇ physical and mental health. It is a challenge to treat the disorder although the diagnosis is comparatively easy to make. The traditional behavioral therapy,pharmacological therapy or combination of them are effective sometimes,but all with side effects. In recent years,some new drugs and behavioral therapies bring new hope to the treatment of trichotillomania.