Q&A with Dr. Andrea Kelley

Body-focused repetitive behaviors are DSM-classified as obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders, but sufferers are frequently treated as being to blame for making themselves “ugly.” The case of Trichotillomania reveals the stigma involved in “violating” beauty norms and the work people do to conceal both the effects and the cause of their deviance. Learn more in the interview above, and visit contexts.org/articles/su24-toc to read Dr. Andrea Kelley’s full article after Aug. 15, 2024.