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A case of trichotillomania with binge eating disorder: combined with N-acetylcysteine synergistic therapy.

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Abstract
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Obsessive-compulsive and related disorders (OCRDs) are a group of intractable and chronic mental disorders. Trichotillomania (TTM) is a common type of OCRDs characterized by repetitive hair pulling, driven by escalating tension before the action and during the attempts to resist it. Binge eating disorder (BED) is a common type of eating disorder characterized by recurrent compulsive episodes of binge eating. Both have common psychological processes (tension or impulsion) and pathological manifestations (out of control), but the pathological mechanisms are still unclear and the current clinical treatments are often unsatisfactory for these two disorders.

Year of Publication
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2021
Journal
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Annals of general psychiatry
Volume
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20
Issue
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1
Number of Pages
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46
Date Published
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2021
URL
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https://annals-general-psychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12991-021-00369-9
DOI
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10.1186/s12991-021-00369-9
Short Title
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Ann Gen Psychiatry
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