Olanzapine in the Treatment of Hair Pulling (Trichotillomania)
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2006-03-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Trichotillomania (TTM) or hair-pulling has been considered as part of the obsessive
compulsive disorder (OCD) spectrum, although treatment with OCD medications has largely been
unsuccessful. Tics/Tourrettes' Syndrome (TS) is a disorder, which appears to be related to
TTM, but is treated with a different class of medications than used in OCD, namely
antipsychotics such as olanzapine. This is a study of the safety and efficacy of olanzapine
in the treatment of hair pulling.