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OCD. Dermatophagia (from Ancient Greek δέρμα — lit. skin and φαγεία lit. eating) or dermatodaxia (from δήξις, lit. biting) [ 3] is a compulsion disorder of gnawing or biting one's own skin, most commonly at the fingers. This action can either be conscious or unconscious [ 4] and it is considered to be a type of pica.
Damaged cuticles, shortened and damaged nails, hangnails, bleeding, etc. Nail biting, also known as onychophagy or onychophagia, is an oral compulsive and unhygienic habit of biting one's fingernails. It is sometimes described as a parafunctional activity, the common use of the mouth for an activity other than speaking, eating, or drinking.
Specialty. Dermatology. Psychiatry. Excoriation disorder, more commonly known as dermatillomania, is a mental disorder on the obsessive–compulsive spectrum that is characterized by the repeated urge or impulse to pick at one's own skin, to the extent that either psychological or physical damage is caused. [ 4][ 5]
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One in three children up to 12 years old registered as missing in the U.S. over the last two decades is Hispanic, according to an analysis of official records by Noticias Telemundo.
Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida. A 12-year-old girl from Florida is reported to be in critical condition after she was accidentally run over by her mom during her ...
Body-focused repetitive behavior. Body-focused repetitive behavior ( BFRB) is an umbrella name for impulse control [ 1] behaviors involving compulsively damaging one's physical appearance or causing physical injury. [ 2] Body-focused repetitive behavior disorders ( BFRBDs) in ICD-11 is in development. [ 3]
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