Psychiatric News (2/22) reports, “Patients with trichotillomania (also known as hair-pulling disorder) and/or excoriation (skin-picking) disorder may experience symptom improvements while taking the Alzheimer’s medication memantine,” investigators concluded in a study that “recruited 100 adults…with a current primary DSM-5 diagnosis of trichotillomania…excoriation disorder…or both.” The findings were published online Feb. 22 in the American Journal of Psychiatry, a publication of the American Psychiatric Association.
Related Links:
— “Memantine May Reduce Symptoms of Hair-Pulling, Skin-Picking Disorder, Psychiatric News, February 22, 2023