ʻO ka Trichotillomania (TTM) kahi ʻano o ka maʻi hoʻomalu impulse kahi i hiki ai i nā poʻe me ka manaʻo hiki ʻole ke huki i ko lākou lauoho, a ʻoiai ʻike lākou i ka pōʻino a lākou e hana ai iā lākou iho, ʻaʻole hiki ke hoʻomalu i kēia koi.

Ua kākau ʻia ʻo TTM i nā haʻawina olakino mai ke kenekulia 0.5, a ua hōʻike ʻia nā haʻawina prevalence o ke kaiāulu he maʻi maʻamau ia me kahi helu prevalence ma kahi o 2.0% a 4% i nā pākeke, ʻoi aku ka maʻamau o nā wahine ma mua o nā kāne (1: XNUMX wahine: kane) Ka wā kamaliʻi Ua ʻike ʻia ua like ka māhele kāne.

Loaʻa pinepine ka poʻe maʻi TTM i nā maʻi like ʻole, e like me ka nahu kui (onychophagia) a i ʻole ka maʻi ʻili ʻili.