Or to give it a medical name, dermatillomania. It is relatively common in the general population. Self inflicted skin ...

I was a senior in college when I was first diagnosed with excoriation disorder, otherwise known as dermatillomania and characterized by chronic, pathological skin-picking. Of course, I’d already known ...

In a piece for Processing, a Stylist Frame Of Mind series, poet Maya Williams shares their experience of dermatillomania and OCD. I have been scratching and picking my skin since I was five years ...

Dermatillomania (DTM) involves similar traits as TTM. “People with dermatillomania have the urge to pick when they feel anxious or depressed,” says skin expert Dr Rekha Tailor. “However ...

Likewise, SkinTok (the skincare side of TikTok) can be a way to learn more about skincare or even find community and feel ...

“The most well-known sub-category within skin picking is probably dermatillomania, where patients have a compulsive disorder to pick.” Gross as it sounds, the urge to squeeze a zit or pick off a scab ...

The disorders include trichotillomania (compulsive hair pulling), dermatillomania (compulsive skin picking, also called excoriation disorder), and onychophagia (compulsive nail biting).

For Phaedra Longhurst, 27, the effects of skin-picking disorder dermatillomania, eczema and acne are more than just skin deep. And she's not alone. Each year, about 13 million people in the UK ...

My special interests include bipolar disorder, trichotillomania (hair-pulling), dermatillomania (skin-picking), and working with clients who wish to taper off benzodiazepines using a tailored ...

6. Weusten LH, Heijnen-Kohl SM, Ellison J, van Alphen SP. Interference of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in an older adult with a severe personality disorder and dermatillomania. Int ...