Estudio del trastorno de tricotilomanía en la adolescencia: efectos e intervención psicoterapéutica en un caso clínico.

Abstract

Trichotillomania disorder belongs to the group of conditions focused on impulse control and is characterized by hair pulling in various areas of the body head, armpits, eyebrows, eyelashes, legs and pubis, it occurs more frequently in adolescence; it generates several physical and psychological effects that affect the development of the individual in all contexts. This disorder has comorbidity with other conditions such as major depressive disorder, excoriation disorder, other obsessive-compulsive disorder, and related disorders. In the general population, the estimated prevalence of trichotillomania reflects that the female gender is more likely to be affected compared to the male gender. By means of the present bibliographic work, it was proposed to raise a proposal regarding the treatment of the previously mentioned disorder. The theoretical support that supports the development of the research and psychotherapeutic approach is the Cognitive-Behavioral therapy, with the purpose of reducing the problem behavior, focusing on the detection and modification of negative thoughts. The Cognitive-Behavioral techniques proposed in a possible treatment are: Self-reporting, habit reversal, cognitive restructuring, thought stopping, self-instructions, promoting a new image, exposure techniques, relaxation techniques, and others. Despite an adequate psychotherapeutic approach, it is essential to provide psychological support to the patient and his family context, to prevent or avoid the development of possible sequelae in the future, which may be physical or psychological; this action allows an adequate promotion of positive or healthy behaviors and an adequate management of frustration.