Body-focused repetitive behavior

Body-focused repetitive behavior
Dermatillomania (picking of the skin) of the knuckles (via mouth), illustrating disfiguration of the distal and proximal joints of the middle and little fingers

Body-focused repetitive behavior (BFRB) is an umbrella name for impulse-control[1] behaviors involving compulsively damaging one's physical appearance or causing physical injury.[2]

BFRB disorders are currently estimated to be under the obsessive–compulsive spectrum.[3] They are also associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and anxiety.

  1. ^ "Scientific Advances in Trichotillomania and Related Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors". National Institute of Mental Health. November 4, 2004. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011.
  2. ^ "AAMFT Consumer Update - Hair Pulling, Skin Picking and Biting: Body-Focused Repetitive Disorders". American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. Archived from the original on 2009-04-25.
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