Volume : VIII, Issue : I, January - 2018

SKIN PICKING DISORDER

Dr. Mrs. V Hemavathy, D. Saranya

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Skin picking (excoriation) disorder is a serious and poorly understood problem. People who suffer from skin picking disorder repetitively touch, rub, scratch, pick at or dig into their skin, often in an attempt to remove small irregularities or perceived imperfections. This behavior may result in skin discoloration or scarring. In more serious cases, severe tissue damage and visible disfigurement can result. Skin picking disorder is considered a “body–focused repetitive behavior” (BFRB) along with trichotillomania (hair pulling disorder) and onychophagia (nail biting). These behaviors are not habits or tics; nor are they considered self–injurious behaviors. Rather, they are complex disorders that cause people to repeatedly touch their body and hair in ways that result in physical damage. Most people pick their skin to some degree. Occasional picking at cuticles, acne, scabs, calluses or other skin irregularities is a very common human behavior. It also is not unusual for skin picking to actually become a problem, whether temporary or chronic. Studies indicate that 2–5% of people pick their skin to the point that it causes noticeable tissue damage and marked distress or impairment in daily functioning. Skin Picking Disorder may develop at any age. How the disorder progresses depends on many factors, including the stresses in a person’s life, and whether or not the person seeks and finds appropriate treatment.

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Dr. Mrs. V Hemavathy, D.Saranya, SKIN PICKING DISORDER, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-1 | January-2018

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