10.2 HABIT REVERSAL TRAINING FOR HAIR PULLING DISORDER

2019 ◽  
Vol 58 (10) ◽  
pp. S314
Author(s):  
Joseph McGuire
Keyword(s):  
Habit Reversal ◽  
Reversal Training ◽  
Hair Pulling ◽  
Habit Reversal Training ◽  
Hair Pulling Disorder

Trichotillomania – A case report on online treatment

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (S1) ◽  
pp. S559-S559
Author(s):  
S. Onrust ◽  
V. Nunic
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Behavioural Therapy ◽  
Panic Attacks ◽  
Traumatic Experiences ◽  
Reversal Training ◽  
Hair Pulling ◽  
Frustration Tolerance ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Pull Out ◽  
Habit Reversal Training

IntroductionICD-10 classifies trichotillomania (TTM) as one of the habit and impulse disorders. It is characterized by noticeable hair-loss due to a recurrent failure to resist impulses to pull out hairs. The hair pulling is usually preceded by mounting tension and is followed by a sense of relief or gratification. Persons suffering from TTM often hide it. TTM is often unrecognised by doctors, treated by dermatologists or untreated, causing a lot of suffering.ObjectiveTo present treatment of trichotillomania.AimTo present one case report of trichotillomania treated online.MethodsThis is case report of female patient with TTM untreated 13 years. She had earlier been treated for depression and had multiple traumatic experiences. Patient both self-diagnosed TTM and asked for treatment online. During two months, there were 7 sessions and 2 follow-ups. Sessions were online and based on Habit Reversal Training (HRT) and Rational Emotional Behavioural Therapy (REBT). The following issues were addressed: hair pulling, shame, guilt, low self-confidence, assertiveness, low frustration tolerance, panic attacks, sadness. No medications were used.ResultsHair pulling has almost completely stopped. Social functioning and self-acceptance were improved. Guilt and shame have reduced, self-confidence and frustration tolerance have increased.ConclusionHRT and REBT online treatments have reduced hair pulling and the associated emotional problems.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

Habit Reversal Training

2010 ◽  
pp. 563-563
Author(s):  
Michael H. Bloch ◽  
Michael H. Bloch ◽  
Mark A. Geyer ◽  
David C. S. Roberts ◽  
Eileen M. Joyce ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Habit Reversal ◽  
Reversal Training ◽  
Habit Reversal Training

Writer's Cramp: a Controlled Trial of Habit Reversal Treatment

1988 ◽  
Vol 153 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angelika Wieck ◽  
Richard Harrington ◽  
Isaac Marks ◽  
Colin Marsden
Keyword(s):  
Relaxation Training ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Control Treatment ◽  
Controlled Study ◽  
Habit Reversal ◽  
Reversal Training ◽  
Writer’S Cramp ◽  
Writer's Cramp ◽  
Habit Reversal Training

In uncontrolled studies, several behavioural methods, including habit reversal, were said to be useful in writer's cramp. In this controlled study, 23 subjects with writer's cramp recruited from a neurology clinic were randomly allocated to five sessions over four weeks of either habit reversal training or a control treatment of relaxation training. Three subjects dropped out. Twenty patients (9 habit reversers, 11 controls) completed the trial up to three months follow-up. Outcome measures included observation of writing within the session, assessment of writing tasks completed at home, and blind ratings by an independent assessor. The results showed that habit reversal was no better than relaxation. Taking both treatments together, patients improved to three months follow-up on seven of nine measures, but remained substantially handicapped.

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