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Trichotillomania MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Trichotillomania
Tree Number(s)
F03.080.600.625
F03.250.800
Unique ID
D014256
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014256
Scope Note
Compulsion to pull out one's hair.
Entry Term(s)
Hair Pulling Disorder
NLM Classification #
WM 192
Public MeSH Note
91; was see under OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER 1981-90; was see under NEUROSES, OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE 1963-80; was in Cat F only 1975-79
Online Note
use OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER to search TRICHOTILLOMANIA 1966-74
History Note
91(75); was see under OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER 1981-90; was see under NEUROSES, OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE 1963-80; was in Cat F only 1975-79
Date Introduced
1991/01/01
Last Updated
2023/04/05
Trichotillomania Preferred
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