Ellen has been involved with TLC since 1998 and attributes much of her continued success in treating her hair pulling—and in life—to the...

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by Suzanne Mouton-Odum, Ph.D. & Ruth Golomb, M.Ed., LCPC The purpose of this article is not to frighten our community or to suggest that...