Compulsive skin picking (medical condition): A form of obsessive compulsive disorder where a person compulsively picks at their own skin. Sufferers can feel the pain they inflict on themselves but the feelings of gratification and stress relief prevent them from stopping. The severity and extent of damage to the skin is variable. Stress and anxiety can trigger the compulsive skin picking.
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Dermatillomania:
»Introduction: Dermatillomania
»Symptoms of Dermatillomania
»Treatments for Dermatillomania
These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Compulsive skin picking:
Compulsive skin picking: Another name for Dermatillomania (or close medical condition association).
»Introduction: Dermatillomania
»Symptoms of Dermatillomania
»Treatments for Dermatillomania
Some of the symptoms of Compulsive skin picking incude:
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Treatment of Compulsive skin picking: For more treatment information about Compulsive skin picking, see treatment of Dermatillomania (Compulsive skin picking)
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