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Trichotillomania (TTM), also known as hair-pulling disorder or compulsive hair pulling, is a mental disorder characterized by a long-term urge that results in the pulling out of one's own hair. [ 2 ] [ 4 ] A brief positive feeling may occur as hair is removed. [ 5 ]
Compulsive picking of the knuckles (via mouth) illustrating potentially temporary disfiguration of the distal and proximal joints of the middle and little fingers. The fingers have been compulsively picked and chewed in someone with excoriation disorder and dermatophagia. Compulsive picking of the face using nail pliers and tweezers
“There can be an underlying anxiety disorder, like obsessive-compulsive disorder,” explains psychodermatologist Amy Wechsler, M.D., who is board-certified in both dermatology and psychiatry ...
Excessive skin picking, hair pulling, nail biting and other body-focused repetitive behavior disorders are all on the obsessive–compulsive spectrum. [2] Some individuals with OCD are aware that their behaviors are not rational, but they feel compelled to follow through with them to fend off feelings of panic or dread. [ 56 ]
“Anxiety disorders, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorders (OCD), delusional disorders, and others can be found to have scabs on the scalp,” Dr. Thosani says.
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.
Want to know what that bump, sore, scabs or red irritation on your scalp means? Here are the most common scalp conditions, with photos and treatments. 7 Common Scalp Issues — And How to Treat Them
Decoupling [1] is a behavioral self-help intervention for body-focused and related behaviors such as trichotillomania, onychophagia (nail biting), skin picking and lip-cheek biting. The user is instructed to modify the original dysfunctional behavioral path by performing a counter-movement shortly before completing the self-injurious behavior ...