DSM V Criteria for Trichotillomania

DSM V Criteria for Trichotillomania

A.Recurrent pulling out of one’s hair, resulting in hair loss

B.Repeated attempts to decrease or stop hair pulling

C.The hair pulling causes clinically significant distress or impairment in social occupational or other important areas of functioning

D.The hair pulling or hair loss is not attributable to another medical condition (another dermatological condition)

E.The hair pulling is not better explained by the symptoms of another mental disorder (such as attempts to improve a perceived defect or flaw in appearance in the setting of body dysmorphic disorder)

American Psychiatric Association (2013) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed.). Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Publishing.