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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.
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, also known as onychophagy or onychophagia, is an oral compulsive 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 children. 25–35 percent of children bite ...
However, it can be difficult to curtail alcohol use and limit yourself to one glass of rosé per day or occasion, even for those who have set healthy intentions. One of the main reasons: Alcohol ...
In medicine, specifically in end-of-life care, palliative sedation (also known as terminal sedation, continuous deep sedation, or sedation for intractable distress of a dying patient) is the palliative practice of relieving distress in a terminally ill person in the last hours or days of a dying person's life, usually by means of a continuous intravenous or subcutaneous infusion of a sedative ...
Medical condition Post-traumatic stress disorder Specialty Psychiatry, clinical psychology Symptoms Disturbing thoughts, feelings, or dreams related to the event; mental or physical distress to trauma-related cues; efforts to avoid trauma-related situations; increased fight-or-flight response Complications Suicide ; cardiac, respiratory, musculoskeletal, gastrointestinal, and immunological ...
Fat in your tummy area is easy to put on and often very difficult to lose. Belly fat has multiple causes including genetics, menopause, lack of exercise and overeating, to name just a few. While ...
It starts “ Én Istenem, Jóistenem, lecsukódik már a szemem ” and means, in its entirety, “My God, my good God, already my eyes are closing. But yours are open, Father. While I sleep ...