OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER
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Body focused repetitive behaviors
Body-focused repetitive behavior (BFRB) is a general term for a group of related disorders that includes hair pulling, skin picking, and nail-biting. These behaviors are not habits or tics; rather, they are complex disorders that cause people to repeatedly touch their hair and body in ways that result in physical damage. (bfrb.org)
Types of BFRBs:
- Trichotillomania – Hair Pulling
- Excoriation Disorder – Skin Picking
- Onychophagia – Nail Biting
- Onychotillomania – Nail Picking
- Trichophagia – Hair Eating, Trichobezoars (hairballs) can form in the stomach or bowel, which can cause life threatening complications.
- Dermatophagia – Skin Eating as a result of Skin Picking
- Lip Biting
- Cheek Biting
- Tongue Chewing
- Trichotemnomania – Compulsive hair cutting
For more information, please visit BFRB.org
For BFRB treatment, contact Krista Reed at (316)559-3554
