What is the history of Trichotillomania?

Trichotillomania is a psychiatric condition in which an individual has an uncontrollable desire to pull out his own body hair. It is generally considered to be an impulse control disorder but is sometimes classified as either a subtype or variant of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).

From Wikipedia: (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichotillomania#History)

Hair pulling was first mentioned by Aristotle in the fourth century B.C., was first described in modern literature in 1885, and the term trichotillomania was coined by the French dermatologist François Henri Hallopeau in 1889.

In 1987, trichotillomania was recognized in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association, third edition-revised (DSM-III-R).

Trichotillomania was recognized in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association in 1987. However, mentions of hair pulling due to stress and anxiety go back much further.

Trichotillomania(TTM)Awareness and other Facebook groups were created to help encourage others suffering the same.
Trichotillomania is The act of hair pulling has been observed for centuries and was accepted as meaningful and even encouraged at certain points in history in societies spanning the ancient Egyptians, early Greeks, and the Jains in India1; however, the term trichotillomania is now specifically reserved for the aberrant act of hair pulling or, more specifically, the compulsive urge to pull one’s hair in situations of stress and anxiety. It is a disease that is mysterious in nature and fascinating in its historical baggage.

WIKIPEDIA: Trichotillomania (TTM), also known as hair pulling disorder, is an impulse control disorder characterised by a long term urge that results in the pulling out of one's hair.[2] This occurs to such a degree that hair loss can be seen.[2] Efforts to stop pulling hair typically fail.[1] Hair removal may occur anywhere; however, the head and around the eyes are most common.[1] The hair pulling is to such a degree that it results in distress.[1]

The disorder may run in families.[1] It occurs more commonly in those with obsessive compulsive disorder.[1] Episodes of pulling may be triggered by anxiety.[1] People usually acknowledge that they pull their hair.[1] On examination broken hairs may be seen.[1] Other conditions that may present similarly include body dysmorphic disorder, however in that condition people remove hair to try to improve what they see as a problem in how they look.[1]

Treatment is typically with cognitive behavioral therapy.[3] The medication clomipramine may also be helpful.[3] Trichotillomania is estimated to affect one to four percent of people.[3][2] Trichotillomania most commonly begins in childhood.[2] Women are more commonly affected than men.[1] The name was created by François Henri Hallopeau in 1889, from the Greek θρίξ/τριχ; thrix (meaning "hair"), along with τίλλειν; tíllein (meaning "to pull"), and μανία; mania (meaning "madness").[4]

The term trichotillomania was coined by Francois Henri Hallopeau in the late 1800s. It's derived from the greek words thrix (hair), tillein (to pull), and mania (madness). Before this, it was mentioned as early as the 4th century B.C., by Aristotle. It was recognized by the American Psychiatric Association in 1987, in the DSM-III-R.

Hippocrates mentioned hair pulling in the Hippocratic oath. This is not a new disorder, however the Diagnostic Manual IV listed it in 1987 for the first time.

Hair pulling was first mentioned by Aristotle in the fourth century B.C., was first described in modern literature in 1885, and the term trichotillomania was coined by the French dermatologist François Henri Hallopeau in 1889.

In 1987, trichotillomania was recognized in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association, third edition-revised (DSM-III-R).