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    Glossary Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors

    repetitive self-grooming actions causing physical harm, like hair pulling

    Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs) are a group of related disorders characterized by repetitive self-grooming behaviors that can cause physical damage. These behaviors include hair pulling (trichotillomania), skin picking (dermatillomania), and nail biting (onychophagia). They are often performed in response to stress or anxiety and can lead to significant distress and impairment in daily functioning.

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    1. Body-focused repetitive behaviors and the dermatology patient Clinics in Dermatology · 2018 · 17 citations
    2. Dermatologists’ Role in Interdisciplinary Care for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors Journal of Dermatology and Skin Science · 2026
    3. Body Focused Repetitive Behavior at an Unusual Site and in an Unusual Pattern - Symmetrical Trichotillomania International Journal of Trichology · 2025
    4. An Unusual Compulsive Behavior Related to Scalp Psoriasis and Hair Follicle Anxiety in Young Men Skin Appendage Disorders · 2025
    5. Cross-sectional survey examining skin picking and hair pulling disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 2020 · 12 citations
    6. Children with trichotillomania in COVID‐19 outbreak Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology · 2021 · 5 citations
    7. Management of psychiatric disorders with HIV and dermatological disorders 2022 · 2 citations
    8. Obsessive-compulsive skin disorders: a novel classification based on degree of insight Journal of Dermatological Treatment · 2016 · 21 citations
    9. Pathologic Hairpulling, Skin Picking, and Nail Biting Annals of Clinical Psychiatry · 2005 · 84 citations
    10. Hair Care and Hair‐Focused Repetitive Behaviors: A Descriptive Cross‐Sectional Study Health Science Reports · 2026
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