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January 2020 in “The mental health clinician” Vitamin D supplements may reduce hair-pulling in people with Trichotillomania.
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October 2016 in “Iranian journal of psychiatry and behavioral sciences” Sertraline, an antidepressant, may rarely cause hair loss.
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