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Transactions of a hair-pulling symbiosis

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A case of trichotillomania in an adolescent female is presented. The symptom occurred in the context of a mother-daughter relationship characterized by mutual dependence, ambivalence, and provocation. The transactions of this “Hair-Pulling Symbiosis” are described and analyzed.

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  1. Bronx State Hospital, 1500 Waters Place, 10461, Bronx, N. Y.

    Harvey R. Greenberg M.D.

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This paper was received by theQuarterly Jan. 31, 1969.

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Greenberg, H.R. Transactions of a hair-pulling symbiosis. Psych Quar 43, 662–674 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01564278

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