Excoriation disorder (ExD) involves habitual skin picking that causes significant tissue damage and psychosocial impairment. ExD is largely understudied, and efficacious treatments have yet to be established. Preliminary evidence suggests that habit reversal is a promising intervention for ExD and that acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) techniques may further enhance the efficacy of habit ...

Patients with body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) often present to dermatologists and cosmetic surgeons. BDD is a relatively common yet underrecognized disorder that consists of a distressing or impairing preoccupation with an imagined or slight defect in appearance. Although any body area can be the focus of concern, preoccupation with the appearance of the skin, hair, and nose are most common. Typ...

This article addresses the question of how body-focused repetitive behavior disorders (e.g., trichotillomania and skin-picking disorder) should be characterized in ICD-11. The article reviews the historical nosology of the two disorders and the current approaches in DSM-5 and ICD-10. Although data are limited and mixed regarding the optimal relationship between body-focused repetitive behavior ...

BACKGROUND Dermatologists provide the bulk of psychocutaneous care; however, recent studies suggest that dermatologists believe they are largely underprepared to treat most psychocutaneous conditions. OBJECTIVE We sought to identify gaps in psychodermatologic knowledge among practicing dermatologists in two academic institutions. METHODS An online survey was sent to 59 dermatologists at the...

a r t i c l e i n f o This article describes the exploratory and confirmatory validation of an everyday style of planning (STOP) questionnaire in a tic disorder (n = 88), Tourette syndrome (n = 76), body-focused repetitive behaviour group (n = 121), obsessive compulsive disorder (n = 251) and a non-clinical control group (n = 127). Exploratory factor analysis was performed on half of the sample...

Little is known about impulse control disorders (ICDs) in individuals with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). Although studies have examined ICD comorbidity in OCD, no previous studies have examined clinical correlates of ICD comorbidity in a large sample of individuals with a primary diagnosis of OCD. We examined rates and clinical correlates of comorbid ICDs in 293 consecutive subjects with...

Background: Trichotillomania and skin picking are two forms of body focused repetitive behaviors [BFRBs] classified among Obsessive Compulsive Disorders. Socio-governmental changes which had accompanied COVID-19 overwhelmed patients with BFRBs whom already experienced anxiety social isolation. Our study was designed to determine if there is an association between pandemic worsening symptoms BFR...