Pathological skin picking: case presentation and review of the literature

Pathological skin picking: case presentation and review of the literature

Pathological skin picking is a condition in which patients induce skin lesions through repetitive, compulsive excoriations of normal skin or skin with minor surface irregularities and they admit their role in the production of the lesions, but are unable to stop their behavior. Psychiatric comorbidi...

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Main Authors: Maria Isabela Sarbu, Mircea Tampa, Diana Leahu, Cristina Raileanu, Vasile Benea, Simona Roxana Georgescu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-04-01
Series:Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences
Subjects:
factitious disorder
skin picking
obsessive compulsive disorder
Online Access:http://www.jmms.ro/download_counter/viewer.php?id=71
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