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Dermatophagia. 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.
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]
Psychiatry, sleep medicine. Nocturnal sleep-related eating disorder ( NSRED) is a combination of a parasomnia and an eating disorder. It is a non-rapid eye movement sleep (NREM) parasomnia. [1] It is described as being in a specific category within somnambulism or a state of sleepwalking that includes behaviors connected to a person's conscious ...
No, shaving your hair does not make it grow back darker. According to Attenello, it turns the end of the shaft into a flat edge, making it appear darker and coarser in comparison to the narrowed ...
The issue is not just curtailing phone use in bed, but phone use at night. That means redesigning your routine, particularly if you use your phone as a way to decompress. It helps to create ...
It is the main occasion for dreams (or nightmares), and is associated with desynchronized and fast brain waves, eye movements, loss of muscle tone, and suspension of homeostasis. The sleep cycle of alternate NREM and REM sleep takes an average of 90 minutes, occurring 4–6 times in a good night's sleep.
Researchers at Baylor University published a study in the Journal of Experimental Psychology that claims writing a “to-do” list helps people get to sleep faster. Study participants were either ...
As for sleep, a 2014 study on obstructive sleep apnea patients found that a chin strap “does not improve sleep disordered breathing” and is “ineffective in improving snoring.”. “Ideally ...