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Lisa Zakhary, MD PhDCo-Director of Psychopharmacology, OCD and Related Disorders Program
Director of Psychopharmacology, Excoriation Clinic and Research UnitAssistant in Psychiatry
Massachusetts General Hospital10/20/2017
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Neither I, nor my spouse, has a relevant financial relationship with a commercial interest to disclose.
Disclosures
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Obsessive-Compulsive Related Disorders (OCRDs)
• Body Dysmorphic Disorder• Excoriation (Skin-Picking) Disorder• Trichotillomania (Hair-Pulling Disorder)• Hoarding Disorder
~18,000
~1400~300 ~1,300 ~1,200
OCD BDD Skin-Picking Hair-Pulling Hoarding
NUMBER OF PUBMED ENTRIES
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Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)
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Clinical features of BDD
• Distressing preoccupation with imagined or slight defect in appearance
• Usually involves skin, hair, nose, but can involve any body part
• Variable insight, may be delusional
• Pts often present to dermatologist or cosmetic surgeon
Phillips KA. Understanding body dysmorphic disorder : an essential guide. 2009; Bjornsson AS et al. Dialogues Clin Neurosci. 2010;12(2); Pope CG et al. Body Image. 2005;2(4); Phillips KA et al. .J Psychiatr Res. 2006;40(2); Mancuso SG et al. Compr
Psychiatry. 2010;51(2)
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Clinical features of BDD (cont.)
• Repetitive behaviors– Mirror checking
– Excessive grooming
– Camouflaging
– Comparing
– Reassurance seeking
• Avoidance, may be housebound
• SI common
Phillips KA Understanding body dysmorphic disorder : an essential guide. 2009; Bjornsson AS et al. Dialogues ClinNeurosci. 2010;12(2); Phillips KA et al. J Clin Psychiatry. 2005;66(6); Didie ER, et al. Compr Psychiatry. 2008;49(6)
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BDD is common
• 2.4% prevalence in general population (women>men)
• 12%, outpatient dermatology clinic
• 33%, pts seeking rhinoplasty
?Koran LM et al. CNS Spectr, 2008;13(4); Phillips KA et al. J Am Acad Dermatol, 2000;42(3); Picavet VA et al. Plast Reconstr Surg, 2011;128(2); Shankbone D. (2007). Sarah Michelle Gellar. [Photo]. from http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/Sarah_Michelle_Gellar_by_David_Shankbone.jpg; Skidmore G. (2012). Robert Pattinson. [Photo].
From http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Robert_Pattinson_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/191pxRobert_Pattinson_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg; Toglenn(2009). Hayden Panettiere. [Photo]. From https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hayden_Panettiere_2009_(Straighten_Crop).jpg#file; Francesco. (2011). Michael-Jackson.
[Photo]. from: https://www.flickr.com/photos/kronicit/3710066082/
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• Preoccupation with perceived defects in physical appearance that are not observable or appear slight to others
• Individual performs repetitive behaviors (e.g. mirror checking) or mental acts (e.g. comparing appearance) in response to concerns
• Causes significant distress or impairment
• Not better explained by an eating disorder (e.g. concerns with body fat or weight
Specify insight: good/fair, poor, or absent/delusional
Diagnosis of BDD in DSM-5
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• Studies limited
• 71-76% of BDD pts seek cosmetic treatments
• Surgical/dermatologic treatment rarely improve BDD sx
• Pts with BDD much more likely to sue surgeon
• 4 surgeons murdered by pts with BDD
• SSRIs and CBT are first-line treatments
Treatment of BDD
Phillips KA et al. Psychosomatics. 2001;42(6); Crerand CE et al. Psychosomatics. 2005;46(6); Sarwer DB. Aesthet. Surg. J. 2002;22(6); Crerand CE et al. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 2006;118(70); Yazel LT. Glamour. 1999; 97(5)
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• Serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SRIs) effective– Clomipramine, ~140 mg/d, RCT
– Fluoxetine, ~80 mg/d, RCT
– Escitalopram, ~30 mg/d, open-label study and RCT
– Citalopram, ~50 mg/d, open-label study
– Fluvoxamine, ~210-240 mg/d, two open-label studies
• No direct comparative studies, SRIs thought to be equally effective
• High doses often required
• Initial selection based on side effect profile
SRIs for BDD
Hollander E et al. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1999;56(11); Phillips KA et al. Arch Gen Psychiatry, 2002;59(4); Phillips KA. Int Clin Psychopharmacol. 2006;21(3); Phillips KA et al. Am J Psychiatry. 2016 Apr 8; Phillips KA & Najjar FJ. Clin Psychiatry. 2003; 64(6); Perugi G et al. Int Clin
Psychopharmacol. 1996;11(4); Phillips KA et al. J Clin Psychiatry. 1998;59(4); Phillips KA & Hollander E. Body Image. 2008;5(1)
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Which SRI?
Drug Name Target Dose Disadvantages
Escitalopram 20 mg/d
Sertraline 200 mg/d
Fluoxetine 80 mg/d Drug interactions
Citalopram 40 mg/d Potential QTcReduced max dose may not be sufficient in OCD
Paroxetine 60 mg/d Sedation, weight gain
Fluvoxamine 300 mg/d Sedation, weight gain, short half-life
Clomipramine 250 mg/d Sedation, constipation, urinary retention, HoTN, QTcseizures, drug interactions, weight gainConsidered second-line
SSRIs
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SSRI trial in BDD• Maximum dose (or higher) often required
• Response delayed (10-12 wks for full effect)
• Rapid titration recommended (reach maximum dose by wk 5-9)
• Trial length: 12 wks
• Duration of treatment (not well-studied)– Only one relapse study to date, 40% relapse if SSRI stopped <6 mo– given lethality of BDD, SSRI recommended several years or longer
Phillips KA & Hollander E. Body Image. 2008;5(1); Phillips KA et al. Am J Psychiatry. 2016 Apr 8; 64(6)
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Higher than max SSRI dosing in BDD
No guidelines on above maximum dosing in BDD exist – doses circled are generally well-tolerated in my practice
Drug FDA Max DoseReported BDD >max dosing
My max dosing Notes
Escitalopram 20 mg/d Up to 50 mg/d 30 mg/d Check EKG
Sertraline 200 mg/d Up to 400mg/d 300mg/d
Fluoxetine 80 mg/d Up to 100mg/d 120 mg/d
Paroxetine 60 mg/d Up to 100mg/d 80 mg/d
Fluvoxamine 300 mg/d Up to 400 mg/d
Citalopram 40 mg/d Up to 100mg/d 60 mg/dHigh dosing controversial given QTc prolongation risk, I consider with EKG, h/o failed medication trials, pt consent
Clomipramine 250 mg/d Not recommended due to seizure risk
Phillips KA. The Broken Mirror. 2005
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Other medications for BDD
• SRI augmentation:– Limited studies, very few options
– Buspirone (60 mg TDD) shows benefit in open-label study and chart-review study
– Atypical antipsychotics-not well studied but sometime used• Aripiprazole, beneficial in 1 case report, 10 mg/d• Risperidone, beneficial in 1 case report, 4 mg/d• Olanzapine, mixed case reports (2 robust, 6 no effect), ~5 mg/d • In chart review study, only 15% respond to antipsychotic augmentation but effect size large• Typical antipsychotic pimozide, not efficacious in RCT
– Clomipramine, beneficial in 4 case reports, ~125 mg/d• Start low dose (25-50 mg) and monitor EKG and level while titrating
• Other monotherapies:– Venlafaxine monotherapy effective in small open-label study, ~150-225 mg/d
Phillips KA Psychopharmacol Bull. 1996; 32(1); ); Phillips KA. Am J Psychiatry. 2005;162(5); Goulia et al. Hippokratia. 2011 Jul;15(3):286-7
et al. ; Phillips KA. Am J Psychiatry. 2005;162(2); Phillips KA et al. J ClinPsychiatry. 2001;62(9); Allen A et al. CNS Spectr, 2008;13(2)
Uzun O and Ozdemir B. Clin Drug Investig. 2010;30(10); Grant JE. J Clin Psychiatry. 2001;62(4
Nakaaki S Psychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2008;62(3)
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Suggested medication approach to BDD
NO RESPONSE TO SSRI
SWITCH TO DIFFERENT SSRI
PARTIAL RESPONSE TO SSRI
INCREASE SSRI>MAX AUGMENT
INCREASE SSRI UNTIL SX RESOLVE OR TOMAXIMUM/ HIGHEST TOLERABLE DOSE FOR 12WKS
• Buspirone• Antipsychotic (Aripiprazole)• Clomipramine• CBT
SWITCH TOCLOMIPRAMINE OR
VENLAFAXINE
• Escitalopram, 30 mg/d• Sertraline, 300 mg/d• Fluoxetine, 120 mg/d
Phillips KA. Psychiatr Ann. 2010; 40(7)
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Delusional BDD• Assess insight: “Do you ever feel that your concern is excessive?”
• Do not reassure pt that they look fine
• Postpone diagnosis until alliance has been built
• Postpone cosmetic procedures
• Medication:
– Antipsychotic monotherapy NOT proven to be effective
– SSRIs are effective for patients with delusional BDD and considered 1st line
– Pitch medications to other psychiatric sx (e.g depression, anxiety, sleep)
Phillips KA & Feusner J. Psychiatr Ann. 2010;40(7); Phillips KA et al. Psychopharmacol Bull. 1994;30(2); Hollander E et al. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1999 Nov;56(11); Phillips KA et al. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2002 Apr;59(4); Phillips KA.; Int Clin Psychopharmacol. 2006
May;21(3); Phillips KA, Najjar F. J Clin Psychiatry. 2003 Jun;64(6); Phillips KA et al. J Clin Psychiatry. 2001 Feb;62(2)
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CBT for BDD
•Challenge negative thoughts related to appearance
Cognitive restructuring
• Limit BDD repetitive behaviors (e.g. mirror checking)
Response (ritual) prevention
• Carry out experiments to evaluate the accuracy of beliefs about appearance
Behavioral experiments
• Face situations which might normally be avoided
Exposures
Rosen JC et al. J Consult Clin Psychol. 1995;63(2); Veale D et al. Behav Res Ther, 1996;34(9); Wilhelm S et al. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 2010;17; Wilhelm S et al. Behav Ther, 2010;42(4); Wilhelm S et al. Cognitive-
behavioral therapy for body dysmorphic disorder : a treatment manual. 2013
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Etiology of BDDImagine that this sales clerk is looking in your direction
What is her facial expression?
Neutral Contempt Happiness Surprise Sadness Anger Fear Disgust
Buhlmann et al. J Psychiatr Res. 2006: 40(2)
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Subjects with BDDImagine that this sales clerk is looking in your direction
What is her facial expression?
Neutral Contempt Happiness Surprise Sadness Anger Fear Disgust
Buhlmann et al. J Psychiatr Res. 2006: 40(2)
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Subjects with BDDImagine that this sales clerk is looking in your friend’s direction
What is her facial expression?
Neutral Contempt Happiness Surprise Sadness Anger Fear Disgust
Buhlmann et al. J Psychiatr Res. 2006: 40(2)
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• Understanding Body Dysmorphic Disorder by Katharine Phillips (comprehensive overview for pts, families, and clinicians)
• CBT for BDD , Treatment Manual by Sabine Wilhelm et al. (therapist guide)
• Feeling Good About the Way You Look by Sabine Wilhelm (self-guided CBT)
• Finding specialists– International OCD Foundation, www.ocfoundation.org– BDD Program at Rhode Island Hospital , www.rhodeislandhospital.org/psychiatry/body-image-
program.html
• Residential treatment– McLean OCDI Institute, www.mcleanhospital.org/programs/ocd-institute-ocdi– Rogers OCD Center, rogersbh.org/what-we-treat/ocd-anxiety/ocd-and-anxiety-residential-
services/ocd-center– Others…
Resources for BDD
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Excoriation (Skin-Picking) Disorder
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Clinical features of skin picking
Grant JE et al. Am J Psychiatry. 2012;169(11); Grant JE. Trichotillomania, skin picking, and other body-focused repetitive behaviors. 1st ed. 2012; Keuthen NJ et al. Compr Psychiatry. 2010;51(2), Flessner CA and Woods DW. Behav Modif. 2006;30(6)
• Prevalence 1.4%, females>>males
• Less than 20% of pts who pick actually seek treatment
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Complications of picking
Grant JE et al. Am J Psychiatry. 2012;169(11); Grant JE. Trichotillomania, skin picking, and other body-focused repetitive behaviors. 1st ed. 2012; Flessner CA and Woods DW. Behav Modif. 2006;30(6)
• Scarring/disfigurement
• Avoidance
• Social and occupational dysfunction
• Cellulitis/sepsis
• Excessive blood loss
• Paralysis
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Triggers for picking
Grant JE et al. Am J Psychiatry, 2012;169(11); Grant JE. Trichotillomania, skin picking, and other body-focused repetitive behaviors. 1st ed. 2012
• Triggers– Removing a blemish – Coping with negative emotions (depression, anger, anxiety)– Boredom (idle hands)– Itch– Pleasure
• Varying degrees of self-awareness– Conscious picking– Automatic picking
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Psychiatric comorbidity common
• MDD
• Anxiety
• OCD
• TTM
• BDD
• Substance use
Grant JE et al. Am J Psychiatry, 2012;169(11) ; Grant JE. Trichotillomania, skin picking, and other body-focused repetitive behaviors. 1st ed. 2012
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• Recurrent skin picking resulting in skin lesions
• Repeated attempts to stop picking
• Causes significant distress or impairment
• Not due to a substance (e.g. amphetamine, cocaine)
Substance-induced OCRD, e.g. Cocaine-induced OCRD
• Not due to a medical condition (e.g. HoTH, liver disease, uremia, lymphoma, HIV, scabies, atopic dermatitis, blistering skin disorders)
OCRD due to a medical condition, e.g. OCRD due to HIV with skin picking
• Not secondary to another mental disorder (e.g. delusions of parasitosis)
Diagnosis of skin picking in DSM-5
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Treatment of skin picking• CBT is first-line
• Medication studies limited, SSRIs and N-acetylcysteine effective
• Consider dermatology referral– Skin care– Treatment of dermatologic triggers for picking (e.g. acne, itch)
• For moderate-severe cases or if indicated by clinical hx, check labs– CBC– CMP– TSH– Toxicology screen– +/- HIV
Selles RR et al. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2016; 41:29-37
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CBT for skin picking (and hair pulling)
• Awareness training- identify stimuli for picking or pulling• Competing response- replace picking/pulling with harmless
motor behavior
Habit reversal
• Challenge maladaptive thoughts related to picking/pulling
Cognitive restructuring
• Modify environment to reduce opportunities to pick skin or pull hair (e.g. wear gloves)
Stimulus control
Grant JE. Trichotillomania, skin picking, and other body-focused repetitive behaviors. 1st ed. 2012; Woods DW et al. Tic disorders, trichotillomania, and other repetitive behavior disorders : behavioral approaches to analysis and treatment. 2001; Deckersbach T et al. Behav Modif, 2002;26(3); Teng EJ. Behav Modif. 2006;30(4); Woods DW & Twohig.
Trichotillomania : an ACT-enhanced behavior therapy approach : therapist guide. 2008; Siev J et al. Assessment and treatment of pathological skin picking. In Oxford Handbook of Impulse Control Disorders, 2012.
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Stimulus control
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Medication treatment of picking • SSRIs effective
– 2 RCTs with fluoxetine (~55 mg/d)– Open-label studies with fluvoxamine (~110 mg/d) and escitalopram (~25 mg/d)– Large case series with sertraline (75-100 mg/d)– No direct comparative studies, SSRIs thought to be equally effective– Unlike BDD and OCD, response not delayed and high doses not required
• N-acetylcysteine (NAC)– OTC glutamatergic modulator– Addiction, gambling, OCD, schizophrenia, BPAD– Significant improvement in RCT of pts w/ skin picking and RCT of hair pulling– Beneficial in open-label study of skin picking in pts w/ Prader-Willi syndrome– Start 600 mg PO BID x 2 wks, then 1200 mg PO BID – Preferred to SSRI if no comorbid depression or anxiety
Simeon D et al. J Clin Psychiatry. 1997; 58(8); Bloch MR. Psychosomatics, 2001; 42(4); Arnold LM. J Clin Psychopharmacol, 1999;19(1); Keuthen N et al. J. Int Clin Psychopharmacol, 2007;22(5); Kalivas J et al. Arch Dermatol. 1996;132(5); Grant J et
al. JAMA Psychiatry. 2016;73(5); Miller JL and Angulo M. Med Genet A. 2014; 164A(2)
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Other medications for skin picking• Naltrexone, 50-100 mg/d
– Opioid antagonist– Alcohol and opioid use, kleptomania, gambling– Only 1 case report in skin picking, but often used given benefit in TTM – Very effective for canine acral lick dermatitis– Hepatotoxicity with doses >300 mg/d, check LFTs 1m, 3m, 6m, yearly
Benjamin E & Buot-Smith, TJ. Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 1993;32(4); .Christensen RC. Can J Psychiatry. 2004;49(11); Curtis AR and Richards RW. Ann Clin Psychiatry. 2007;19(3); Carter WG 3rd, Shillcutt SD. .J Clin Psychiatry. 2006;67(8); Turner GA et al. Innov Clin Neurosci. 2014;11(1-2); Gupta MA, Clin Dermatol. 2013;31(1); Grant JE and Odlaug, J Clin
Psychopharmcol. 2015;35(3); Seedat S et. al. J Clin Psychiatry. 2001 Jan;62(1)
• Experimental medications• Olanzapine, 5 mg/d (case report)• Risperidone, 1.5mg /d (case report)• Aripiprazole, 5-10 mg/d (3 case reports)• Lithium, 300-900 mg/d (case series, n=2)• Silymarin, aka milk thistle, 150mg PO BID (case series, n=3)• Inositol, 6g PO TID (case series, n=3)
Titration; https://www.bfrb.org/learn-about-bfrbs/treatment/self-help/120-inositol-and-trichotillomania
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Other medications for skin pickingTREAT THE TRIGGER: consider other medications as indicated by pt sx and hx
Zoloft
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Other medications for skin pickingTREAT THE TRIGGER: consider other medications as indicated by pt sx and hx
Zoloft + Bupropion
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Recommendations for skin picking
• CBT is first-line, introduce stimulus control early
• Medication studies limited, no established medication guidelines
• Consider trial of SSRI when comorbid depression, anxiety or NAC
• Naltrexone not well studied, but routinely used
• For refractory cases: aripiprazole, olanzapine, risperidone, milk thistle, lithium, inositol, or other medications that might treat the trigger as indicated by hx
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Trichotillomania (TTM)
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• Excessive hair pulling resulting in hair loss, often hours daily
• Most often on scalp and eyebrows but may be anywhere including lashes, pubic hair, and others
• ~0.6-1.2% prevalence
• Shame/avoidance
• Social and occupational dysfunction
Clinical features of TTM
Grant JE. Trichotillomania, skin picking, and other body-focused repetitive behaviors. 1st ed. 2012; Duke DC. Clin PsycholRev. 2010;30(2); Duke DC et al. J Anxiety Disord. 2009; 23(8); Trichotillomania. (2012) [Photo]. From
http://profoundpuns.hubpages.com/hub/Trichotillomania-The-Secret-Hair-Pulling-Compulsion
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• Classic irregular hair pattern
• Hairs of varying length
• Nl hair density
• No scalingSah DE. Dermatol Ther, 2008; 21(1); Photos from Sah DE. Dermatol Ther, 2008. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons.
All rights reserved. Reprinted with permission
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Trichotillophagia
Trichobezoar
Gaujoux S et al. World J Gastrointest Surg. 2011;3(4); Photo from Gaujoux S et al. World J Gastrointest Surg. 2011;3(4); (CC) 2011, by CC BY-NC 4.0 license, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode
• Early satiety• N/V• Abdominal pain• Weight loss
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Triggers for pulling
• Triggers – Coping with negative emotions (depression, anger, anxiety)– Hairs not feeling right– Aesthetics (removing gray hairs, evening out eyebrows)– Boredom (idle hands)– Itch or other sensory trigger
• Varying degrees of self-awareness– Conscious pulling– Automatic pulling
Grant JE. Trichotillomania, skin picking, and other body-focused repetitive behaviors 1st ed. 2012
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Diagnosis of TTM in DSM-5
• Recurrent hair pulling resulting in hair loss
• Repeated attempts to stop pulling
• Causes significant distress or impairment
• Hair pulling not secondary to medical condition or mental disorder (e.g. BDD)
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Treatment of TTM• CBT is first-line
• Medication studies limited, NAC and olanzapine effective
• Contrary to OCD, BDD, and skin picking, benefit of SRIs for TTM unclear
– Clomipramine (CMI)
• Double blind crossover study of TTM showed CMI >> desipramine (~180 mg/d)
• In placebo-controlled RCT, CMI doesn’t differentiate from placebo (~100 mg/d)
– SSRIs• Hair pulling significantly reduced in 3 open-label studies (fluoxetine, citalopram,
escitalopram)
• No change in hair pulling in 3 RCTs (fluoxetine x 2, sertraline) and open-label trial of fluvoxamine
McGuire JF et al. J Psychiatr Res. 2014;58; Swedo SE et al. NEJM. 1989;321 (8); Ninan PT et al. J Clin Psychiatry. 2000; 61 (1); Koran LM et al, Psychopharmacol Bull. 1992; 28 (2); Stein DJ et al. Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci. 1997;247(4). Gadde KM et
al. Int Clin Psychopharmacol. 2007; 22(1); Christenson G et al, AJP. 1991; 148(11); Streichenwein SM & Thornby, AJP 1995; 152(8); Rothbart R et al. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2013;(11); Dougherty DD et al. J Clin Psychiatry. 2006 67(7); Stanley MA
et al. J Clin Psychopharmacol. 1997;17(4)
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Medication treatment of TTM• N-acetylcysteine (NAC), 1200 mg PO BID
– Significantly improves TTM in RCT (robust)– OTC, 600mg PO BID x 2 wks, then 1200mg PO BID
• Olanzapine, 10 mg/d– Significantly improves TTM in RCT (robust)– Use tempered by long-term metabolic risks– Open-label study of aripiprazole (n=12), ~7.5 mg/d, 58% response rate
• Naltrexone, 50-100 mg/d – Mixed results in TTM– Beneficial in small RCT of adult TTM but no effect in larger RCT; specifically
effective for pts with FH of addiction– Monitoring: hepatotoxicity with doses >300 mg/d, LFTs 1m, 3m, 6m, yearly
Grant JE et al. Archives of General Psychiatry. 2009;66(7) ; Van Ameringen M et al. J Clin Psychiatry. 2010;71(10); White MP and Koran LM. J Clin Psychopharmacol. 2011;31(4);O'Sullivan & Christenson G, Trichotillomania, 1999 (pg 93-124); Grant JE et al. J Clin
Psychopharmacol. 2014 Feb;34(1)
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Other medications for TTM
• Open-label studies– Topiramate (n=14), ~160 mg/d– Dronabinol (n=14), 2.5-5 mg PO BID
• Experimental Medications– Lithium, 900-1500 mg/d (case series, n=10)– Silymarin, milk thistle, 150 mg PO BID (case series, n=3)– Bupropion XL, 300-450 mg/d (case series, n=2) – Inositol, 6g PO TID (case series, n=3 but not recent RCT)
Titration; https://www.bfrb.org/learn-about-bfrbs/treatment/self-help/120-inositol-and-trichotillomania
Lochner C et al. International Clinical Psychopharmacology. 2006; 21(5); Grant JE et al. Psychopharmacology 2011; 218(3 ); Christenson GA et al. J Clin Psychiatry. 1991;52(3); Grant JE and Odlaug, BL J Clin Psychopharmcol. 2015;35(3); Klipstein KG, and Berman L. J Clin Psychopharmacol. 2012; 32(2); Seedat S et. al. J Clin Psychiatry. 2001 Jan;62(1); Leppink EW, Redden SA
and Grant JE. Int Clin Psychopharmacol. 2017 Mar;32(2)
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Recommendations for TTM• CBT is first-line, introduce stimulus control early
• Medication studies limited, no established medication guidelines
• Consider trial of NAC (preferred)/ naltrexone (FH of addiction)/ olanzapine
• SRIs not proven, although used when depression and anxiety are triggers for pulling
• For refractory TTM: aripiprazole, topiramate, dronabinol, lithium, milk thistle, bupropion, inositol
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• Trichotillomania Learning Center Foundation, www.bfrb.org
• TTM, Skin Picking, & Other Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors by Jon Grant et al. (comprehensive overview for pts and providers)
• Help for Hair Pullers by Nancy Keuthen (self-guided CBT)
• Online CBT– StopPicking.com– StopPulling.com
Resources for skin picking and TTM
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Hoarding Disorder
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Clinical features of hoarding
• Difficulty discarding- not only worthless items• Significant clutter• Often includes excessive acquisition but not required• 2-6% prevalence, no gender differences• Variable insight
Mataix-Cols D. N Engl J Med. 2014; 370 (21); Steketee G and Frost R. Treatment for Hoarding Disorder : Therapist Guide. 2nd Edition. 2013; Shadwwulf (2001). Hoarding Living Room. [Photo]. From http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hoarding_living_room.jpg
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Serious sequelae
• Health problems from dust, mold, or pests in clutter• Injury/death from falling items, structural dangers, fire• Removal of children/ dependent adults• Homelessness due to eviction• Social and occupational problems• Risks to neighbors (infestation, property damage, lost property
value)
Mataix-Cols D. N Engl J Med. 2014; 370 (21); Steketee G and Frost R. Treatment for Hoarding Disorder : Therapist Guide. Second Edition. 2013; Schmalisch CS. (n.d.) Hoarding and Housing. From http://208.88.128.33/hoarding/housing_services.aspx
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• Persistent difficulty discarding items regardless of value
• Difficulty due to need to save items and distress associated with discarding them
• Hoarding leads to clutter in active living areas
• Causes significant distress or impairment
• Hoarding not due to medical condition (e.g. Prader-Willi syndrome) or another mental condition (MDD, OCD)
– Specify if with excessive acquisition– Specify insight: good/fair, poor, or absent/delusional
Diagnosis of hoarding in DSM-5
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Assessment of hoarding
Scales• Clutter Image Rating
(CIR)• Saving Inventory-
Revised (SI-R)
Frost R et al. Behav Res Ther. 2004; 42(10); Steketee G and Frost R. et al. Compulsive hoarding and acquiring: A therapist guide. 2007; Clutter Image Rating. (n.d.). [Photo] . From http://global.oup.com/us/companion.websites/umbrella/treatments/hidden/pdf/CIR_photos.pdf with
permission from Dr. Gail Steketee
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Treatment of hoarding
• Plan categories for unwanted objects• Plan categories and final locations for wanted objects
Skills training
• Identify and challenge beliefs that maintain hoarding Cognitive restructuring
• Make discarding hierarchy, start with items that are least anxiety-provoking
• Make non-acquisition trips
Exposure to discarding and nonacquiring
Steketee G and Frost R. Treatment for Hoarding Disorder : Therapist Guide. Second Edition. 2013
CBT is main treatment, no well-established medication treatment
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Medication treatment of hoarding
• SRIs initially thought to be ineffective but now being reconsidered
• Earlier studies excluded pts w/ hoarding who did not have other OCD sx , not representative
• Paroxetine (~40 mg/d) beneficial in open-label study (n=79): hoarding pts responded as well as non-hoarding OCD pts on YBOCS and show significant reduction in hoarding
• Venlafaxine ER (~200 mg/d) beneficial in open-label study (n=24), DSM-5 hoarding criteria used for selection
• Other medications– Small case series (n=4) of methylphenidate ER (~50 mg/d), 50 % show modest
reduction in hoarding sx despite not having ADHD, DSM-5 hoarding criteria used for selection
Saxena S et al. J Psychiatr Res. 2007;41(6); Saxena S & Sumner J Int Clin Psychopharmacol. 2014; 29(5); Rodriguez CI et al. J Clin Psychopharmacol. 2013; 33(3)
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Treatment tips for hoarding
Animal hoarding
Team approach
Forced interventions
not recommended
Steketee G and Frost R. Treatment for Hoarding Disorder : Therapist Guide. Second Edition. 2013; Kittens Kittens Kittens. (2012) [Photo]. From https://www.flickr.com/photos/48726352@N08/8178300998; Hoarding: Buried Alive, Season 3.
(n.d.). [Photo]. From: https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/hoarding-buried-alive-season/id446202854
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Recommendations/resources for hoarding• Refer for CBT
• No medication guidelines exist, consider venlafaxine/SSRI
• Treatment of Hoarding by Gail Steketee and Randy Frost (CBT guide for therapists)
• Buried in Treasure by David Tolin et al. (self-guided CBT)
• Specialists and other resources– IOCDF Hoarding Center, hoarding.iocdf.org– Mass Housing, MassHousing.com/hoarding– Regional/city hoarding task forces
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Conclusions
• OCRDs are common, yet underrecognized and can lead to significant dysfunction and suffering
• CBT is a key treatment for all OCRDs
• Stimulus control can rapidly lessen skin picking and TTM –introduce it early
• No medications have FDA approval for treating OCRDs
• SRIs beneficial in OCD, BDD, skin picking; unclear benefit in hoarding, TTM
• Consider NAC for skin picking and TTM
• Screen your pts