F63.3: Trichotillomania
You are addicted to pulling your hair out.
You have a powerful internal drive to pull your hair out. From time to time you are very tense inside. The tension is only released when you have pulled hair out. Then you are relieved and content. Actually, though, you do not want to pull your hair out.
Additional indicator
On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.
- G: Confirmed diagnosis
- V: Tentative diagnosis
- Z: Condition after
- A: Excluded diagnosis
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Further information
Source
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