Trichotillomania

Do you know what trichotillomania is?

Those who suffer from it have an urgent need to compulsively pull out their hair, sometimes leading to severe hair loss, with the associated aesthetic and emotional consequences.

Currently, the standard treatment consists of antidepressants and psychological therapy, with varying results depending on the individual case.

A recent study, although with a limited number of patients, opens the door to a new treatment that reduces this behavior by up to 50%, which is hopeful for many patients who suffer from it. This treatment is nothing more than a well-known mucolytic: N-acetylcysteine.

Here’s the study in English: Link to the study