Table 1.

Classification of psychotrichological disorders

Classification	Psychotrichological disorders
Primary psychiatric	Trichotillomania
Hair loss condition is a psychiatric disorder	Trichoteiromania
	Trichotemnomania
	Trichodaknomania
	Trichorrhizophagia
	Trichobezoar
Secondary psychiatric	Anagen effluvium
Hair loss condition has propensity to cause comorbid psychiatric condition, such as major depressive disorder or generalized anxiety disorder	Cicatricial alopecia
	Androgenetic alopecia
	Traction alopecia
	Tinea capitis
Psychophysiologic	Telogen effluvium
Hair loss condition may be exacerbated by and interrelated to mental health	Alopecia areata
Cutaneous sensory disorder	Scalp pruritus or burning not related to other disorder
Hair loss condition caused by unspecified somatic complaint