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Research Points to Drug Option for Hair-Pulling and Skin-Picking Disorders

Summary: Memantine, a drug commonly prescribed to treat symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease, reduces symptoms for adults with hair-pulling and skin-picking disorders. Source: University of Chicago New research at the University of Chicago Medicine has found that a drug commonly used to treat symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease effectively reduced symptoms of adults who experience compulsive hair-pulling and skin-picking. Treatment with...