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The Child Behavior Checklist ( CBCL) is a widely used caregiver report form identifying problem behavior in children. [2] [3] It is widely used in both research and clinical practice with youths. It has been translated into more than 90 languages, [4] and normative data are available integrating information from multiple societies.
Fingernails of a nail-biter. Nail biting, also known as onychophagy or onychophagia, is an oral compulsive and unhygienic habit of biting one's fingernails. It is sometimes described as a parafunctional activity, the common use of the mouth for an activity other than speaking, eating, or drinking. Nail biting is very common, especially amongst ...
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.
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 ...
An approach called habit replacement could help nail biters quit. It could also help with skin picking and trichotillomania. To stop nail-biting, skin picking and hair pulling, new research ...
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]
Nail-biting remains one of the most difficult habits to break, and especially easy to trigger as it is associated with relieving feelings of stress and anxiety. Whether you’re a nail biter or ...
Self-harm is intentional conduct that is considered harmful to oneself. This is most commonly regarded as direct injury of one's own skin tissues usually without a suicidal intention. [ 1][ 2][ 3] Other terms such as cutting, self-injury, and self-mutilation have been used for any self-harming behavior regardless of suicidal intent. [ 2][ 4 ...