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Skin Picking as a Form of Self-Injurious Behavior

2001; Slack Incorporated (United States); Volume: 31; Issue: 9 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3928/0048-5713-20010901-07

1938-2456

Fugen Neziroglu, Maria C. Mancebo,

Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies

NEUROPSYCHIATRIC ASPECTS OF OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE SPECTRUM DISORDERSSkin Picking as a Form of Self-Injurious Behavior Fugen Neziroglu, PhD, ABBP, , and , PhD, ABBP Maria Mancebo, MA, , MA Fugen Neziroglu, PhD, ABBP and Maria Mancebo, MA Psychiatric Annals, 2013;31(9):549–555Published Online:September 01, 2001https://doi.org/10.3928/0048-5713-20010901-07Cited by:13View Full TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMore1. Favazza AR. The coining of age of self-mutilation. J Nerv Ment Dis. 1998;186:259-268. > Google Scholar2. Simeon D, Stein DJ, Gross S, Islam N, Schmeidler J, Hollander E. A double-blind trial of fluoxetine in pathologic skin picking. J Clin Psychiatry. 1997;58:341-347. > Google Scholar3. Wilhelm S, Keuthen NJ, Deckersbach T, et al. Self-injurious skin picking: clinical characteristics and comorbidity. J CKn Psychiatry. 1999;60:454-459. > Google Scholar4. 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