Trichotillomania is a disorder that is characterized by recurrent, compulsive urges to pull out one’s own hair. Also known as compulsive hair pulling, this disfiguring disorder affects an estimated 1 percent of the population, with some sufferers experiencing the “pulling” urge as early as infancy into early adolescence. trichstop.com takes a look at this in more detail in the following infographic.
[Click here for full size version]