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Psychiatry. Types. OCD. Dermatophagia (from Ancient Greek δέρμα — lit.skin and φαγείαlit.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.
That’s because the batboy at the Dodgers’ 4-0 over the White Sox on Wednesday saved star Shohei Ohtani from a potential injury in the Los Angeles dugout. At one point in the game, the Dodgers ...
Loaded 0%. As more kids go into the water to stay cool this summer, a pediatrician recently went viral on social media with a warning about pool toys and flotation devices that increase the risk ...
Dermatillomania (picking of the skin) of the knuckles (via mouth), illustrating disfiguration of the distal and proximal joints of the middle and little fingers 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.
Many wildlife centers, like the Chintimini Wildlife Center in Corvallis, Oregon, aim to teach the public about these animals we see all the time--including a small bird called the American Kestrel ...
Killing Bites ( Japanese: キリングバイツ, Hepburn: Kiringu Baitsu) is a Japanese manga series written by Shinya Murata and illustrated by Kazuasa Sumita. It has been serialized since November 2013 in Hero's Inc.'s seinen manga magazine Monthly Hero's. It has been collected in eighteen tankōbon volumes as of July 29, 2021.
Autophagia. Not to be confused with Autophagy. Autophagia is the practice of biting/consuming one's body. It is a sub category of self-injurious behavior (SIB). [1] Commonly, it manifests in humans as nail biting and hair pulling. In rarer circumstances, it manifests as serious self mutilative behavior such as biting off one's fingers. [2]
Here's where financial illiteracy can get you. '[Credit cards] own you': This Texas woman has a mountain of debt from cosmetics and Pokemon cards while spending 20% of her income on car payments.