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Skin-picking

Known as: Compulsive skin picking, Dermatillomania 
Repetitive and compulsive picking of skin which results in tissue damage. [HPO:probinson, pmid:20575652]
National Institutes of Health

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2019
2019
Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
According to the American Psychiatric Association (APA), the publisher of the DSM-5, the major change for obsessivecompulsive… 
Review
2018
Review
2018
Newly Developed Skin Picking After Methylphenidate Treatment in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Possible Mechanisms.
Dermatillomania is characterized by excessive and repeated skin picking sufficient to damage cutaneous tissue, but with no… 
2018
2018
A case of clozapine-induced skin picking behaviour
There is some evidence consistently linking the occurrence of de novo obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) with clozapine. This… 
2017
2017
Improvement in Excoriation (Skin-Picking) with use of Risperidone in a Patient with Developmental Disability
Patients with Autism Spectrum Disorder present with a heterogeneous mix of features beyond the core symptoms of the disorder… 
2010
2010
An open-label trial of topiramate in the treatment of skin picking in pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified.
To the Editor: Skin picking has been described in several clinical syndromes and has been described in the literature by various… 
Review
2005
Review
2005
Prader ^Willi Syndrome: Development and Manifestations
One finding from the Cambridge Prader– Willi syndrome (PWS) studies, summarised in this book, seems to be worthy of attention… 
2001
2001
Battle Over the Airwaves PRINCIPLES FOR SPECTRUM POLICY REFORM
While high bids by wireless phone companies should be a boon to the ordinary citizens who own the airwaves, high prices also… 
Review
1999
Review
1999
Horizon picking for multidimensional data: an integrated approach
3-D seismic surveys generate 5-D data volume. In order to estimate the horizons for interpretation and further processing, the… 
1994
1994
Self-injurious behavior and serotonin in Prader-Willi syndrome.
Low central nervous system (CNS) serotonin levels have been associated with impulsive, aggressive and self-injurious behavior… 
1993
1993
A Partial Form of Lycanthropy with Hair Delusion in a Manic-Depressive Patient
A 45-year-old man was admitted with a hair growth delusion and depressive symptoms. The delusion persisted for three years and… 
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