DSM-5 has taken a slightly different approach: trichotillomania and excoriation (skin picking ... In patients with autistic disorder, repetitive behaviors are common and diagnostic. Nevertheless, they ...
Body-focused repetitive behavior disorders in ICD-11
Given the growing body of data emphasizing that skin-picking disorder is a prevalent and disabling condition, it was considered appropriate for inclusion in DSM-5 as excoriation (skin picking) ...
Why do i pick at my finger skin?
Dermatillomania is the disorder of one who has the urge to pick at one’s skin, especially in times of anxiety or stress. What is the medical term for skin picking? Excoriation Disorder (Skin Picking ...
Noticing patients with obsessive compulsive disorders
trichotillomania and excoriation disorder (repetitive pulling out of hair and manipulation of skin resulting in complications) and tics in, for example, Tourette’s syndrome. “These conditions are ...
Acne Excoriée: The Skin-Picking Disorder Explained
Acne excoriée is a condition that falls into the group of obsessive-compulsive disorders (OCD). "Acne excoriée is an excoriation disorder in which patients have a conscious, repetitive ...
2011 ISSVD Terminology and Classification of Vulvar Dermatological Disorders: An Approach to Clinical Diagnosis
For this reason, our committee thought that it would be informative for users of the 2011 ISSVD classification of vulvar dermatological disorders ... as a result of excoriation.
Disorders We Treat
Hair Pulling (Trichotillomania) and Skin Picking (Excoriation) Disorders What are hair pulling ... people are often unaware that they are among the most common mental disorders with estimates in the ...
A Guide to DSM-5
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine, Hempstead, New York; Medical Director, Recognition and Prevention Program, Zucker Hillside Hospital, Glen Oaks, New ...
If The Woman You Love Has These 10 Personality Traits, She May Have Borderline Personality Disorder
Relationships are challenging enough as it is. When you add the dynamic of trying to love someone who displays the disturbing personality traits associated with borderline personality disorder (BPD), ...