Body-focused repetitive behavior

Body-focused repetitive behavior
Dermatillomania (picking of the skin) of the knuckles (via mouth), illustrating disfiguration of the distal and proximal joints of the middle and little fingers

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]

Body-focused repetitive behavior disorders (BFRBDs) in ICD-11 is in development.[3]

BFRB disorders are currently estimated to be under the obsessive-compulsive spectrum.[4] They are also associated with ADHD and anxiety.

  1. ^ "Scientific Advances in Trichotillomania and Related Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors". National Institute of Mental Health. November 4, 2004. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011.
  2. ^ "AAMFT Consumer Update - Hair Pulling, Skin Picking and Biting: Body-Focused Repetitive Disorders". American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. Archived from the original on 2009-04-25.
  3. ^ Grant JE, Stein DJ (2014). "Body-focused repetitive behavior disorders in ICD-11". Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria. 36 Suppl 1 (suppl 1): 59–64. doi:10.1590/1516-4446-2013-1228. PMID 25388613.
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