Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Medical Journal of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences 2783-2031 41 5 2019 12 01 The Effectiveness of AEBT Therapy on Reducing Symptoms of focused and automatic Trichotillomania and Skin picking in Adolescents with three-month Follow-up 34 43 10.34172/mj.2019.056 EN Zeynab Khanjani https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3053-8883 Touraj Hashemi Majied Mahmoud Aliloo Paria Faroughi https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5139-3113 Journal Article 10.34172/mj.2019.056 2017 11 02 Background: Trichotillomania and skin picking appear to be compulsory and chronic. The present study attempts to investigate the effectiveness of this type of treatment in improving the symptoms of adolescents. Methods: This study used single case design scheme of multi stepped on four patients (two patients for each disorder) with 10 sessions over the course of three month follow up. Data was gathering through Skin Picking, trichotillomania Scale, Milwaukee Inventory for Subtypes of Skin Picking and hair pulling. Results: The intervention had significant effects in the reduction of symptoms of focused and automatic skin picking and trichotillomania and follow-up over three month revealed that the treatment effects were maintained. Conclusion: The AEBT could be effective in treating patients with trichotillomania and skin picking, and follow-up over three month revealed that the treatment effects were maintained.