Trichotillomania Support's Research
We have collected data from over 33,300 people with Trichotillomania from all over the world, people of all ages and backgrounds. Our results have given us much insight into the disorder and how it affects people. Our main results are shown here, click each topic for a more detailed report of our findings.
Gender: trichotillomania seems to affect more women than men; we found 1 in 10 trichsters are male
Age of Onset: we found that the average age people start hairpulling is 12 years old
Most Common Triggers: stress, boredom, anxiety, watching TV, reading, sitting down, thinking, nerves
Helpers: keeping busy, determination, doing something with my hands, being around people, moving about
Please check back here regularly as we are continually updating this page with new research about hair pulling.
If you are interested in carrying out a research project and would like any help or involvement from us; please contact us. We are always happy to help improve knowledge of trichotillomania in any way we can.
Please click to help us with a new online research survey into trichotillomania and anxiety by Trichotillomania Support and Roehampton University