Trichotillomania - Trichotillomania

Japanese: 抜毛癖（トリコチロマニア） - ばつもうへき（トリコチロマニア）（英語表記）Trichotillomania

This condition is common among girls in their teens, in which the patient pulls out body hair, especially scalp hair, with their own hands. The hair that has been pulled out thins out and looks unsightly, but the essence of trichotillomania lies in the compulsive urge to pull it out despite knowing this, and it is considered a unique type of neurosis. The usual explanation is that the patient tries to release uncontrollable anger or aggression by pulling out their hair, but there are also views that it is a compensation for masturbation, or a defense against the desire to masturbate. [Miyamoto Tadao]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

体毛，とくに頭髪を自分の手で引き抜く症状で，10歳代の女子に多い。引き抜いた部分は髪がうすく，不格好になるが，それを承知でなおも引き抜かないではいられないという強迫的衝動に抜毛癖の本質があり，神経症の特異な一型とされる。抑圧できない怒りや攻撃性を抜毛によって解消しようとするという説明が通例だが，自慰行為の代償，または自慰への欲求の防衛であるという見方もある。【宮本忠雄】

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