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Self-cannibalism. Self-cannibalism is the practice of eating parts of one's own body, also called autocannibalism[ 1] or autosarcophagy. [ 2] Generally, only the consumption of flesh (including organ meat such as heart or liver) by an individual of the same species is considered cannibalism. [ 3] In line with this usage, self-cannibalism means ...
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.
Anorexia mirabilis is primarily characterized by the refusal to eat, resulting in starvation, malnutrition, and oftentimes death. It differs from anorexia nervosa in that the disease is associated with religion as opposed to personal aesthetics, although this behavior was usually not approved by religious authorities as a holy one. [ 3]
Scabs and sores on your scalp can be itchy and concerning. We talked to doctors about the causes and medical treatments for scalp scabs.
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]
Russell's sign, named after British psychiatrist Gerald Russell, is a sign [ 1] defined as calluses on the knuckles [ 2] or back of the hand due to repeated self-induced vomiting over long periods of time. The condition generally arises from the patient's knuckles making contact with the incisor teeth during the act of inducing the gag reflex ...
204 million / 2.8% (2015) [ 9 ] Scabies ( / ˈskeɪbiːz, ˈskeɪbiiːz /; [ 10 ] also sometimes known as the seven-year itch) [ 1 ] is a contagious human skin infestation by the tiny (0.2–0.45 mm) mite Sarcoptes scabiei, [ 1 ][ 3 ] variety hominis. The word is from Latin: scabere, lit. 'to scratch'. [ 11 ] The most common symptoms are severe ...
Pica is the eating or craving of things that are not food. [ 2] It is classified as an eating disorder but can also be the result of an existing mental disorder. [ 3] The ingested or craved substance may be biological, natural or manmade. The term was drawn directly from the medieval Latin word for magpie, a bird subject to much folklore ...