Some children may use hair pulling as a coping mechanism during stressful times. When this action becomes compulsive, it may be trichotillomania. While many children play with their hair, consistent ...

Twirling hair around the fingers may be something a person does out of habit. However, the behavior may also have links with stress and mental health disorders. Repeated hair twirling can cause ...

Trichotillomania is a disorder that affects 1-2% of the population, a majority of them female. The main feature is the recurrent compulsion to pull out one’s hair. Hair is pulled from any area of the ...

Repeated hair pulling from scalp or body parts may indicate trichotillomania disorder Trichotillomania is linked to obsessive-compulsive and impulse-control conditions Symptoms include hair loss, ...

Daniel Ballard became the second player after Michael Keane to be sent off for pulling Tolu Arokodare's hair Mike Egerton - PA Images via Getty Images This is an updated version of an article that was ...

A long-established Alzheimer's drug can help people with a disorder that causes them to compulsively pull at their hair or pick at their skin, a new clinical trial has concluded. Memantine ...

Referees will be able to issue yellow cards for hair pulling in the 2026-27 season after a new set of football principles and refereeing points of emphasis were unveiled by the Premier League.