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imipramine and Trichotillomania

imipramine has been researched along with Trichotillomania in 4 studies

Imipramine: The prototypical tricyclic antidepressant. It has been used in major depression, dysthymia, bipolar depression, attention-deficit disorders, agoraphobia, and panic disorders. It has less sedative effect than some other members of this therapeutic group.
imipramine : A dibenzoazepine that is 5H-dibenzo[b,f]azepine substituted by a 3-(dimethylamino)propyl group at the nitrogen atom.

Trichotillomania: Compulsion to pull out one's hair.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"Imipramine was unsuccessful in treating trichotillomania and showed limited success in alleviating depression."5.29Fluoxetine treatment of trichotillomania and depression in a prepubertal child. ( Sheikha, SH; Wagner, KD; Wagner, RF, 1993)
"Trichotillomania is seen in normal children with a variety of psychiatric conditions (Krishnan, 1985)."5.28Imipramine treatment of trichotillomania and coexisting depression in a seven-year-old. ( Carr, S; Weller, EB; Weller, RA, 1989)
"Imipramine was unsuccessful in treating trichotillomania and showed limited success in alleviating depression."1.29Fluoxetine treatment of trichotillomania and depression in a prepubertal child. ( Sheikha, SH; Wagner, KD; Wagner, RF, 1993)
"Trichotillomania is seen in normal children with a variety of psychiatric conditions (Krishnan, 1985)."1.28Imipramine treatment of trichotillomania and coexisting depression in a seven-year-old. ( Carr, S; Weller, EB; Weller, RA, 1989)

Research

Studies (4)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19901 (25.00)18.7374
1990's2 (50.00)18.2507
2000's1 (25.00)29.6817
2010's0 (0.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Fontenelle, LF1
Mendlowicz, MV1
Mussi, TC1
Marques, C1
Versiani, M1
Sheikha, SH1
Wagner, KD1
Wagner, RF1
Friman, PC1
Rostain, A1
Parrish, JM1
Carey, WB1
Weller, EB1
Weller, RA1
Carr, S1

Other Studies

4 other studies available for imipramine and Trichotillomania

ArticleYear
The man with the purple nostrils: a case of rhinotrichotillomania secondary to body dysmorphic disorder.
    Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica, 2002, Volume: 106, Issue:6

    Topics: Adrenergic Uptake Inhibitors; Adult; Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic; Body Image; Disruptive, Impul

2002
Fluoxetine treatment of trichotillomania and depression in a prepubertal child.
    Cutis, 1993, Volume: 51, Issue:1

    Topics: Behavior Therapy; Child; Depressive Disorder; Fluoxetine; Humans; Imipramine; Male; Puberty; Trichot

1993
Hair pulling.
    Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1990, Volume: 29, Issue:3

    Topics: Child; Depressive Disorder; Humans; Imipramine; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder; Trichotillomania

1990
Imipramine treatment of trichotillomania and coexisting depression in a seven-year-old.
    Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1989, Volume: 28, Issue:6

    Topics: Child; Depressive Disorder; Female; Humans; Imipramine; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder; Trichotilloma

1989