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October 18, 2018

More than a habit? When to worry about nail biting, skin picking and other body‑focused repetitive behaviours

Imogen Rehm, RMIT University and Judith Stevenson, University of Glasgow

Body-focused repetitive behaviours are related to obsessive compulsive disorder. You can stop the picking, pulling and biting.

Most patients with Rapunzel syndrome present to doctors with abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting. ihave3kids/Flickr

October 18, 2016

Unusual conditions: what is Rapunzel syndrome and why do some people eat hair?

Imogen Rehm, Swinburne University of Technology

Rapunzel syndrome is an extremely rare medical condition where hairs the person has eaten become tangled and trapped in their stomach.

Trichotillomania is a psychological disorder that leads people to compulsively and uncontrollably pull out their own hair. Cavale Doom/Flickr

October 7, 2015

Pulling out your hair in frustration? What you need to know about trichotillomania

Imogen Rehm, Swinburne University of Technology and Reneta Slikboer, Swinburne University of Technology

People with trichotillomania often pull to the point of causing complete hair loss even though that’s never intended or desired. And this eventually leaves them feeling depressed and isolated.

Older adults have less deep sleep than younger people and it’s more easily interrupted. Image Point Fr/Shutterstock

February 25, 2015

Good sleep gets harder as we age, but mindfulness could help

Jo Abbott, Swinburne University of Technology and Imogen Rehm, Swinburne University of Technology

By learning to become more aware of present-moment experiences, we learn not to react to thoughts and worries that can interfere with sleep.

Time spent checking the clock when you can’t sleep may be feeding your insomnia. bark/Flickr

February 6, 2015

Explainer: what is insomnia and what can you do about it?

Imogen Rehm, Swinburne University of Technology; Hailey Meaklim, Swinburne University of Technology, and Jo Abbott, Swinburne University of Technology

We all have a poor night’s sleep from time to time: those nights when you lie awake for hours trying desperately to go to sleep but can’t stop worrying about tomorrow. Or when you repeatedly wake up throughout…

Trichotillomania, where individuals pull out their hair, has long been considered a mental disorder, but where does it fit in the DSM-5? Tigresblanco

October 23, 2012

Don’t pull your hair out over trichotillomania

Imogen Rehm, Swinburne University of Technology and Richard Moulding, Swinburne University of Technology

MATTERS OF THE MIND – a series which examines the clinician’s bible for diagnosing mental disorders, the DSM, and the controversy surrounding the forthcoming fifth edition. Trichotillomania is a psychological…

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