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Chapter 1 - Overview of Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 September 2023

Charles S. Mansueto ,
Suzanne Mouton-Odum  and
Ruth Goldfinger Golomb
Charles S. Mansueto
Affiliation:
Behavior Therapy Center of Greater Washington, Maryland
Suzanne Mouton-Odum
Affiliation:
Psychology Houston, PC - The Center for Cognitive Behavioral Treatment, Texas
Ruth Goldfinger Golomb
Affiliation:
Behavior Therapy Center of Greater Washington, Maryland
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Summary

This chapter provides a concise but comprehensive overview of body focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs), focusing on the two disorders recognized in the American Psychiatric Association’s diagnostic manual (DSM 5), hairpulling disorder (HPD), also known as trichotillomania, and skin picking disorder (SPD), also known as excoriation disorder. It addresses diagnostic issues, causation, demographics, course of the disorders, comorbidity, prevalence, emotional and interpersonal sequelae, and phenomenology. Furthermore, common misconceptions about BFRBs are addressed, providing the reader with a solid information base upon which to build effective treatment.

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trichotillomaniahair pulling disorderexcoriation disorderskin picking disorderdiagnosiscausationoverviewphenomenologymisconceptions
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Comprehensive Behavioral (ComB) Treatment of Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors
A Clinical Guide
 , pp. 5 - 16
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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