The Hair Pulling 'Habit' and You

Author: Golomb & Vavrichek
Publisher: Writers Cooperative of Greater Washington; Revised edition (November 15, 2000)
ISBN: 0967305020
Amazon Average Customer Review: 5/5 (based on 12 reviews)

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      Reviewer: Nancy Keuthen, (Harvard Medical School, Boston MA)

This valuable book fills a gaping void (February 5, 2001)
"The Hair Pulling 'Habit' and You: How to Solve the Trichotillomania Puzzle," by Ruth Golomb and Sherrie Vavrichek, is a long overdue and welcome addition to the field of popular psychiatry self-help books. This book offers education regarding trichotillomania, and practical, easily implemented techniques. It addresses one of the most underrecognized problems in psychiatry and offers much hope to one the most underserved clinical populations. What it has to offer is especially valuable given that many sufferers are either too ashamed of their problem to pursue professional intervention, or are unable to identify a knowledgable professional in their area. This self-instructional text is easily readable and provides fun yet instructional exercises which demonstrate the major behavioral treatment techniques. The organization of the book is in a series of self-contained modules which succeed in breaking down what can be an overwhelming and complex problem into a series of simple, focussed steps. This text fills a gaping void in the educational self-help literature available to chronic hair pullers. No doubt it will help alleviate the suffering of many of its victims. As a co-author (along with Drs. Stein and Christenson) of the newly published book "Help For Hair Pullers," I greatly appreciate the insight and clarity that these authors have brought to the field with regards to the treatment of trichotillomania in children and teens.

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