Body-focused repetitive behavior
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]
The main BFRB disorders are:[3]
- Trichotillomania, hair pulling
- Trichophagia, hair nibbling
- Trichotemnomania, hair cutting
- Dermatillomania, skin picking
- Dermatophagia, skin nibbling
- Onychotillomania, nail picking
- Onychophagia, nail biting
- Morsicatio Buccarum, cheek biting
- Morsicatio Labiorum, inner lip biting
- Morsicatio Linguarum, tongue biting
BFRB disorders can also include Rhinotillexomania (compulsive nose picking).[2] BFRB disorders are not generally considered obsessive-compulsive disorders.[3]
Causes
The cause of BFRBs is unknown. Emotional variables may have a differential impact on the expression of BFRBs.[4] Researchers are investigating a possible genetic component.[1][5]
Onset
BFRBs most often begin in late childhood or in the early teens.[2]
Prevalence
BFRBs are among the most poorly understood, misdiagnosed, and undertreated groups of disorders.[6] BFRBs may affect at least 1 out of 20 people.[2] Trichotillomania alone is believed to affect 10 million people in the United States.[7]
Treatment
Treatment can include behavior modification therapy, medication, and family therapy.[1][2] The evidence base criteria for BFRBDs is strict and methodical. [8] Individual behavioral therapy has been shown as an “probably effective” evidence-based therapy to help with thumb sucking, and possibly nail biting. [8] Cognitive behavioral therapy was cited as experimental evidence based therapy to treat trichotillomania and nail biting. [8] Another form of treatment that focuses on mindfulness, stimuli and rewards has proven effective in some people. However, no treatment was deemed well-established to treat any form of BFRBDs. [8]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Scientific Advances in Trichotillomania and Related Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors, November 4, 2004, National Institute of Mental Health
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 AAMFT Consumer Update - Hair Pulling, Skin Picking and Biting: Body-Focused Repetitive Disorders, American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Trichotillomania (TTM) & Related Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs), The Center for Emotional Health of Greater Philadelphia
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- ↑ ABC News 20/20 Hair Pulling, 2006
- ↑ Families & Health, American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
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