Media
A documentary film exploring trichotillomania, Bad Hair Life, was the 2003 winner of the International Health & Medical Media Award for best film in psychiatry and the winner of the 2004 Superfest Film Festival Merit Award.Trichster is a 2016 documentary that follows seven individuals living with trichotillomania, as they navigate the complicated emotions surrounding the disorder, and the effect it has on their daily lives. Fiction
The trichotillomania of a prominent character is a key plot element in the 1999 novel Whatever Love Means by David Baddiel.In the superhero fiction series The Boys character Ashley Barret, portrayed by Colby Minifie is shown suffering from it. Music
On the 2017 album, 20s a Difficult Age by Marcus Orelias, there is a song called "Trichotillomania". See also
Feather-plucking
Noncicatricial alopecia
Psychogenic alopecia, a form of baldness that is caused by excessive grooming in cats
Self-harm


== References ==
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Anticonvulsant therapy: Prolonged use of certain drugs (especially highly common prescription anti-seizure medications such as phenytoin, primidone, and carbamazepine), may lead to biotin deficiency; however, valproic acid therapy is less likely to cause this condition. Some anticonvulsants (antiepileptic drugs) inhibit biotin transport across the intestinal mucosa. Evidence suggests that these anticonvulsants accelerate biotin catabolism, which means that its necessary for people to take supplemental biotin, in addition to the usual minimum daily requirements, if theyre treated with anticonvulsant medication(s) that have been linked to biotin deficiency. Severe malnourishment
Prolonged oral antibiotic therapy: Prolonged use of oral antibiotics has been associated with biotin deficiency. Alterations in the intestinal flora caused by the prolonged administration of antibiotics are presumed to be the basis for biotin deficiency. Genetic mutation: Mikati et al. (2006) reported a case of partial biotinidase deficiency (plasma biotinidase level of 1.3 nm/min/mL) in a 7-month-old boy. The boy presented with perinatal distress followed by developmental delay, hypotonia, seizures, and infantile spasms without alopecia or dermatitis. The childs neurologic symptoms abated following biotin supplementation and antiepileptic drug therapy.