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[DSM-5-TR] Diagnostic Criteria of Trichotillomania (Hair-Pulling Disorder)

Criterion A: Recurrent pulling out of one's hair, resulting in hair loss. Criterion B: Repeated attempts to decrease or stop hair pulling. Criterion C: The hair pulling causes clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning. Criterion D: The hair pulling or hair loss is not attributable to another medical condition (e.g., a dermatological condition). Criterion E: The hair pulling is not better explained by the symptoms of another mental disorder (e.g., attempts to improve a perceived defect or flaw in appearance in body dysmorphic disorder).

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