HELPFUL RESOURCES for SKIN PICKING or HAIR PULLING
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Articles
For your reference, here are is a list of some helpful articles:
Excoriation disorder (also referred to as chronic skin–picking or dermatillomania) is a mental illness related to obsessive-compulsive disorder. It is characterized by repeated picking at one’s own skin which results in skin lesions and causes significant disruption in one’s life.
Skin-Picking (Excoriation) Disorder
What is Excoriation (Skin Picking) Disorder?
What is Skin Picking Disorder? – International OCD Foundation
Trichotillomania (trik-o-til-o-MAY-nee-uh), also called hair-pulling disorder, is a mental disorder that involves recurrent, irresistible urges to pull out hair from your scalp, eyebrows or other areas of your body, despite trying to stop.
Hair-Pulling Disorder (Trichotillomania)
What is Trichotillomania? A Closer Look at Hair-Pulling Disorder