Help for Hair Pullers: Understanding and Coping with Trichotillomania [Paperback]

Nancy Keuthen (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 30, 2001

If you suffer from trichotillomania, this book is written for you, your family and loved ones, and the professionals who you might seek out to help you overcome your condition. Written by one of the leading experts in the field, the book reviews the latest medications and treatment options and offers simple and effective cognitive-behavioral techniques for controlling hair-pulling. Youíll learn that you are not alone in dealing with this condition. Find out about symptoms and behaviors and other problems associated with trichotillomania, and learn how you can motivate yourself to change. The book explains how families and friends can help you and what you can do to reach out to the growing support community that exists on the Web and within national and local consumer organizations.

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About the Author

Nancy J. Keuthen, Ph.D., is codirector of the Trichotillomania Clinic and chief psychologist of the Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Clinic at Massachusetts General Hospital. She lives in Charlestown, MA. Her Web site is www.trichhelp.com.

Product Details

• Paperback: 175 pages
• Publisher: New Harbinger Publications; 1 edition (March 30, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1572242329
• ISBN-13: 978-1572242326
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #172,242 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Clear and enlightening, June 2, 2002

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R. M. ASKENAZI (México City, Mexico) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Help for Hair Pullers: Understanding and Coping with Trichotillomania (Paperback)

I have read some of the available material on the subject before only to find out vague and speculative information. I find this book to be clear, documented, straight, ordered and easy to read, really very helpfull. For the first time someone deals with the subject straight and from different points of view giving us clear answers and practical solutions. I highly recommend it to anyone who either suffers from trich or has someone loved who does as well as for therapists or any other proffesional interested in the subject.

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Very Helpful Book - Highly Recommended, March 23, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Help for Hair Pullers: Understanding and Coping with Trichotillomania (Paperback)

I would recommend this book to anyone who pulls out their hair, or anyone who is close to someone who does. This is not a huge book, but it is packed full of helpful information. It is written in a clear, informative, and easy-to-read manner. The authors obviously have extensive experience and really know what they are talking about. The examples are very realistic as well. A few of the chapters include one just about medication, one just for friends and family, and several with specific cognitive and behavioral exercises you can start to do right away. Most of the chapters get you involved with exercises, some of which you will do every day, so get a notebook ready! The book is not overwhelming but will show you how to start out slowly by keeping track of your daily hair pulling, and progressing to more advanced exercises that will help you gain control of your pulling. Although I am just starting out working with this book, I can see it has great potential to really help me and I highly recommend it.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Lifesaver!!!, January 10, 2006

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J. Atkinson "Animal Rights Mom" (Southern California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Help for Hair Pullers: Understanding and Coping with Trichotillomania (Paperback)

My daughter had been pulling out her hair for five months before I found this book. It is primarily written for adolescents and adults with trich, but many of the information can apply to children. There is one chapter on younger children with trich. It had a tip in there that I tried which has, in three weeks, improved my daughter's pulling to where it is almost nonexistent!

GET THIS BOOK!!!!!