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Dermatophagia is a type of pica and a body-focused repetitive behavior that involves gnawing or biting one's own skin, usually at the fingers. It can be conscious or unconscious, and it may be related to other disorders such as OCD or autism.
Excoriation disorder, also known as dermatillomania or skin picking disorder, is a mental disorder that causes repeated picking at one's own skin. It can be triggered by stress, anxiety, or perceived skin defects, and can lead to physical damage, infection, and psychological distress.
An eating disorder is a mental disorder defined by abnormal eating behaviors that adversely affect a person's physical or mental health. Learn about the different types of eating disorders, such as anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, and more, and how they are diagnosed and treated.
The exact bounds of self-harm are imprecise, but generally exclude tissue damage that occurs as an unintended side-effect of eating disorders or substance abuse, as well as more societally acceptable body modification such as tattoos and piercings. [5] Although self-harm is by definition non-suicidal, it may still be life-threatening. [6]
Self-cannibalism is the practice of eating parts of one's own body, also called autocannibalism or autosarcophagy. It can be a symptom of a mental disorder, a choice, a crime, or a mythical phenomenon.
Autophagia is the practice of biting or consuming one's own body, such as nails, hair or fingers. It is a sub category of self-injurious behavior and may be related to mental disorders, impulse control or pain seeking.
Ichthyosis is a group of genetic skin disorders that cause dry, thickened, scaly skin. Learn about the different types of ichthyosis, their inheritance patterns, and the genes involved in each type.
Autovampirism is drinking one's own blood, often as a sexual gratification, and a possible symptom of schizophrenia. It is the first stage of clinical vampirism, also known as Renfield's Syndrome, named after the character in Dracula who assisted the vampire.