Mondo Description A disorder characterized by repetitive pulling out of one's hair resulting in noticeable hair loss; the individual experiences a rising subjective sense of tension before pulling out the hair and a sense of gratification or relief when pulling out the hair.

Uniprot Description A neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by chronic, repetitive, or compulsive hair pulling resulting in noticeable hair loss. Affected individuals may develop physical complications and often have overlapping psychological disorders, such as Gilles de la Tourette syndrome or obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Disease Ontology Description An impulse control disorder that involves the uncontrollable plucking of ones hair.