Tag Archives: Trichotillomania

What Does a Psychiatric Service Dog Do?

Service dogs are dogs that are trained to perform tasks that alleviate the disabilities of people with severe disabilities. Psychiatric service dogs perform tasks to help people with psychiatric disorders, including depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders, and schizophrenia. Isaac service dog I have post-traumatic stress disorder and he does a lot of work to help […]

Trichotillomania — When Hair Plucking Becomes Obsessive

Many women hate eyebrows, and men pierce themselves to think of women’s pain, but what if someone also loves plucking their hair? What if they enjoy it so much that it becomes a habit and that habit turns into an obsession? There is a medical name for what is called trichotillomania. Chances are, you may […]

Back to School: How to Overcome Dermatillomania – the Urge to Pick Skin

  One of the most interesting science projects that I have done with my students during my 20 years as a public and private school teacher was how to overcome dermatillomania – the urge to pick a movie. My disciples called him: Derma (skin) – till- ob- (you drove me crazy) mania Interestingly, the idea […]