Habit reversal training

HabitAware Receives $300,000 NIH Research Grant to Develop Innovative Awareness Bracelet as a Treatment for Trichotillomania (Hair Pulling Disorder)

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Thursday, August 9, 2018
Psychiatry, Psychiatric diagnosis, Psychology, Body-focused repetitive behavior, Medical diagnosis, Self-harm, Mania, RTT, Nail biting, Trichotillomania, Habit reversal training, Compulsive behavior

The study will evaluate the feasibility of a novel trichotillomania treatment using Keen, the awareness bracelet HabitAware developed.

Key Points: 
  • The study will evaluate the feasibility of a novel trichotillomania treatment using Keen, the awareness bracelet HabitAware developed.
  • Through the study, HabitAware will develop Keen into a tool to self-administer Habit Reversal Training (HRT), one of the few evidence-based treatments for trichotillomania.
  • Sufferers hide in silence, shame and fear of judgement," shares Aneela Idnani Kumar, a trichotillomania sufferer and HabitAware co-founder.
  • HabitAware makes Keen, a smart bracelet to help manage trichotillomania (hair pulling), dermatillomania (skin picking), onychophagia (nail biting) and other compulsive behaviors.