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This is a story about a young girl who explores the cause underlying her nail biting habits. This video introduces Body Focused Repeatable Behaviours (BFRBs), as a cause of nail biting. This story outlines several examples and explains how they can be treated. This video is not intended to be educational and is based upon scientific research.
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provides support for BFRBs
Where can I find more information?
See Houghton and colleagues for prevalence rates (mild or pathological). (2018)
For clinical case prevalence see: Hyles et al. (2009)
See Mathew and colleagues for self-harm continuums and self-injurious behaviours. (2020)
For genetic evidence see: Redden et al. (2016)
See Redden et. al. for SUD/ADHD comorbidity. (2016)
See Flessner et. al. for daily functioning with BFRBs. (2015)
For OCD-related content see: Tolin et al. (2018)
For emotional correlates see: Redden et al (2016); Roberts et al. (2013); Roberts et al.
(2015)
For dermatology and BFRBs see: Sampaio & Grant (2018)
See Houghton et Al 2018
for the choice between psychologist and physician.
For psychological treatments see: Reddy et al. (2020); Woods & Houghton (2016); Nakel (2015)
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References:
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Flessner, C. A., Francazio, S., Murphy, Y. E., & Brennan, E. (2015). A study of executive functioning in young adults who display body-focused repetitive behavior. The Journal of nervous and mental disease, 203(7), 555-558.
Hayes, S. L., Storch, E. A., & Berlanga, L. (2009). A study of skin picking behavior: The prevalence and severity of this disorder in a community sample. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 23(3), 314-319.
Houghton, D. C., Alexander, J. R., Bauer, C. C., & Woods, D. W. (2018). Repetitive body-focused behaviors: Are they more common than we thought? Psychiatry research, 270, 389-393.
Mathew, A. S., Davine, T., Snorrason, I., Houghton, D. C., Woods, D. W., & Lee, H. J. (2020). Comparison of body-focused repetitive behavior and non-suicidal suicide-injury: A comparison between clinical characteristics and symptoms. Journal of psychiatric Research.
Nakell, S. (2015). A healing herd: The benefits of a psychodynamic approach to treating repetitive body-focused behaviors. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 65(2), 295-306.
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Selles, R. R., Ariza, V. L. B., McBride, N. M., Dammann, J., Whiteside, S., & Storch, E. A. (2018). Initial psychometrics, results, and correlates for the Repetitive Body Focused Behaviour Scale: Examination in a sample youth with anxiety or obsessive compulsive disorder. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 81, 10-17. Tolin, D. F., Gilliam, C., Wootton, B. M., Bowe, W., Bragdon, L. B., Davis, E., ... & Hallion, L. S. (2018). Psychometric properties of a structured diagnostic interview to diagnose DSM-5 anxiety, mood, obsessive-compulsive disorder and related disorders. Assessment, 25(1), 3-13.
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