Excoriation disorder
| Subclass of | impulse control disorder, excoriation, body-focused repetitive behavior disorders  |
|---|---|
| Health specialty | dermatology, psychiatry, psychology |
| ICD-9-CM | 698.4 |
Excoriation disorder, dem know am more commonly as dermatillomania, be a mental disorder on de obsessive–compulsive spectrum wey be characterized by de repeated urge anaa impulse to pick at one ein own skin, to de extent say e cause either psychological anaa physical damage.[1][2] De exact causes of dis disorder be unclear buh dem dey believe e dey involve a combination of genetic, psychological, den environmental factors, wey dey include stress den underlying mental health conditions such as anxiety anaa obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).[3] Individuals pus excoriation disorder sanso fi experience co-occurring conditions like depression anaa body dysmorphic disorder (BDD).[4][5] Treatment typically dey involve cognitive behavioral therapy den fi include medications. Widout intervention, de disorder fi lead to serious medical complications.[2][6]
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Deckersbach T, Wilhelm S, Keuthen NJ, Baer L, Jenike MA (July 2002). "Cognitive-behavior therapy for self-injurious skin picking. A case series". Behavior Modification. 26 (3): 361–377. doi:10.1177/0145445502026003004. PMID 12080906. S2CID 32102397.
- 1 2 Lochner C, Roos A, Stein DJ (2017-07-14). "Excoriation (skin-picking) disorder: a systematic review of treatment options". Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment. 13: 1867–1872. doi:10.2147/NDT.S121138. PMC 5522672. PMID 28761349.
- ↑ "Compulsive Skin Picking". www.brainphysics.com (in English). 2010-03-01. Retrieved 2025-12-01.
- ↑
- Dell'Osso B, Altamura AC, Allen A, Marazziti D, Hollander E (December 2006). "Epidemiologic and clinical updates on impulse control disorders: a critical review". European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience. 256 (8): 464–475. doi:10.1007/s00406-006-0668-0. PMC 1705499. PMID 16960655.
- ↑ Stein DJ, Grant JE, Franklin ME, Keuthen N, Lochner C, Singer HS, Woods DW (June 2010). "Trichotillomania (hair pulling disorder), skin picking disorder, and stereotypic movement disorder: toward DSM-V". Depression and Anxiety. 27 (6): 611–626. doi:10.1002/da.20700. PMID 20533371. S2CID 16146319.
- ↑ Lang R, Didden R, Machalicek W, Rispoli M, Sigafoos J, Lancioni G, et al. (2010). "Behavioral treatment of chronic skin-picking in individuals with developmental disabilities: a systematic review". Research in Developmental Disabilities. 31 (2): 304–315. doi:10.1016/j.ridd.2009.10.017. PMID 19963341.
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