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  2. Dermatophagia - Wikipedia

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    Dermatophagia differs from excoriation disorder in that the repetitive motion affected persons partake in is the biting of the skin. [9] People who have dermatophagia can also be prone to infection as when they bite their fingers so frequently, they make themselves vulnerable to bacteria seeping in and causing infection.

  3. Excoriation disorder - Wikipedia

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    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 Episodes of skin picking are often preceded or accompanied by ...

  4. Obsessive–compulsive disorder - Wikipedia

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    Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental and behavioral disorder in which an individual has intrusive thoughts (an obsession) and feels the need to perform certain routines (compulsions) repeatedly to relieve the distress caused by the obsession, to the extent where it impairs general function. [1][2][7] Obsessions are persistent ...

  5. Onychotillomania - Wikipedia

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    Onychotillomania is a compulsive behavior in which a person picks constantly at the nails or tries to tear them off. [1] It is not the same as onychophagia, where the nails are bitten or chewed, or dermatillomania, where skin is bitten or scratched. Onychotillomania can be categorized as a body-focused repetitive behavior in the DSM-5 and is a ...

  6. Serious health risks from biting your nails will horrify you

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    The problem doesn't stop at nails, either. Habitual nail-biters often chomp on the skin around their fingers, too, leaving open cuts and abrasions that could easily pick up even more bacteria or ...

  7. Body-focused repetitive behavior - Wikipedia

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    Cognitive behavioral therapy was cited as experimental evidence based therapy to treat trichotillomania and nail biting; [7] a systematic review found best evidence for habit reversal training and decoupling. [8] Another form of treatment that focuses on mindfulness, stimuli and rewards has proven effective in some people.

  8. How bad is it to bite your nails? - AOL

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    Onychophagia, or nail biting, is a pretty common habit, affecting an estimated 20 to 30 percent of the population. Onychophagia, or nail biting, is a pretty common habit, affecting an estimated 20 ...

  9. Trichotillomania - Wikipedia

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    Trichotillomania may lie on the obsessive-compulsive spectrum, [3] also encompassing obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), nail biting (onychophagia) and skin picking (dermatillomania), tic disorders and eating disorders.

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