TY - JOUR
T1 - N-acetylcysteine in the treatment of trichotillomania
AU - Rodrigues-Barata, Ana Rita
AU - Tosti, Antonella
AU - Rodríguez-Pichardo, Antonio
AU - Camacho-Martínez, Francisco
PY - 2012/7
Y1 - 2012/7
N2 - Trichotillomania is as medical condition caused by the patient himself by pulling out of is own hair, resulting in a perceptible hair loss pattern that frequently is associated with other psychiatric processes. Generally has a chronic course in most patients, and a challenging therapeutical management. There are several available options for is treatment, but the clinical response is not satisfactory in many patients. Recently, N-acetylcisteine, a glutamate modulator, has shown efficacy in the treatment of trichotillomania and other compulsive behaviors, and is considered a new alternative in the management of this condition. We describe two patients with trichotillomania successfully treated with N-acetylcysteine. Nevertheless, further studies need to be conducted to establish the appropriate treatment regimen and to evaluate it long-term efficacy in improving this chronic condition.
AB - Trichotillomania is as medical condition caused by the patient himself by pulling out of is own hair, resulting in a perceptible hair loss pattern that frequently is associated with other psychiatric processes. Generally has a chronic course in most patients, and a challenging therapeutical management. There are several available options for is treatment, but the clinical response is not satisfactory in many patients. Recently, N-acetylcisteine, a glutamate modulator, has shown efficacy in the treatment of trichotillomania and other compulsive behaviors, and is considered a new alternative in the management of this condition. We describe two patients with trichotillomania successfully treated with N-acetylcysteine. Nevertheless, further studies need to be conducted to establish the appropriate treatment regimen and to evaluate it long-term efficacy in improving this chronic condition.
KW - Compulsive behavior
KW - N-acetylcysteine
KW - treatment
KW - trichotillomania
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U2 - 10.4103/0974-7753.100090
DO - 10.4103/0974-7753.100090
M3 - Article
C2 - 23180931
AN - SCOPUS:84866664707
VL - 4
SP - 176
EP - 178
JO - International Journal of Trichology
JF - International Journal of Trichology
SN - 0974-7753
IS - 3
ER -