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Theme: Anxiety disorders - Review

Trichotillomania and its treatment: a review and recommendations

Martin E Franklin Child and Adolescent OCD, Tics, Trichotillomania and Anxiety Group, The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 3535 Market Street, Suite 600, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA;[email protected]
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Kathryn Zagrabbe Child and Adolescent OCD, Tics, Trichotillomania and Anxiety Group, The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 3535 Market Street, Suite 600, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Child and Adolescent OCD, Tics, Trichotillomania and Anxiety Group, The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 3535 Market Street, Suite 600, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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Kristin L Benavides Child and Adolescent OCD, Tics, Trichotillomania and Anxiety Group, The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 3535 Market Street, Suite 600, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Child and Adolescent OCD, Tics, Trichotillomania and Anxiety Group, The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 3535 Market Street, Suite 600, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Pages 1165-1174 | Published online: 09 Jan 2014

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