Onychophagia in Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder (OCD): Prevalence and Clinical Characterisation [PDF]
Brain SciencesIntroduction: Onychophagia, commonly known as nail-biting, is a chronic and repetitive behaviour disorder characterised by a compulsive/habitual nature.
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Prevalence and correlates of onychophagia among Egyptian medical students: a cross-sectional study [PDF]
Discover Mental HealthBackground Onychophagia, or chronic nail biting, is a common body-focused repetitive behaviour often associated with psychological stress, anxiety, and perfectionism.
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Case Report: Behavioral analysis guided intervention targeting triggers and urges in skin-picking disorder with comorbid onychophagia [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychiatryBackgroundSkin-picking disorder (SPD) often co-occurs with onychophagia and can cause substantial functional impairment. Although evidence-based psychotherapies are effective, benefits may be limited when behavioral analysis is not applied explicitly ...
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Trichotillomania: a perspective synthesised from neuroscience and lived experience [PDF]
BMJ Mental Health, 2023 Trichotillomania, or hair-pulling disorder, is one of a family of disorders called body-focused repetitive behaviours (BFRBs), which also include disordered skin-picking (dermotillomania) and nail-biting (onychophagia).
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Telemedicine in Nail Psoriasis: Validation of a New Tool to Monitor (In-Person, In-Picture, and In-Video) Nail Psoriasis Severity in Patients with Concurrent Onychophagia and Onychotillomania [PDF]
Dermatology and TherapyIntroduction Since during the COVID-19 pandemic nail psoriasis was evaluated exclusively with teledermatology, dermatologists started to face the difficulty in rating it concurrent with other onycopathies (i.e., onychotillomania and onychophagy).
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Prevalence of Malocclusions among Schoolchildren from Southwestern Romania [PDF]
DiagnosticsMalocclusions have a continuously increasing prevalence from one generation to another as a result of climate change, soil, atmosphere, and water pollution. All of these aspects have unfavorable consequences for the nutritional scheme.
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Variations in Some Features of Oral Health by Personality Traits, Gender, and Age: Key Factors for Health Promotion [PDF]
Dentistry JournalBackground: Oral diseases remain among the most common non-communicable diseases worldwide, affecting almost half of the world’s population. This is partly because there has been a separation of the mouth from the rest of the body and human health, and ...
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Antidepressant-Coincident Manic Episode in a Prepubertal Girl Presenting With Obsessive-Compulsive or Related Disorders: A Case Report [PDF]
BJPsych OpenAims Obsessive-Compulsive or Related Disorders (OCRDs) comprise a group of disorders characterized by repetitive thoughts and behaviours and are fairly less prevalent among children.
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BASNEF behavioral transformation: effect of empowerment program on children’s knowledge, attitude, self-efficacy, and practice of nail biting [PDF]
BMC PediatricsBackground Nail-biting or onychophagia is a common phenomenon affecting children. Excessive nail biting is associated with several adverse consequences beyond mere appearance.
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Onychophagia: A synopsis of nail biting and its management
Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry, 2022 Onychophagia, also called nail biting (NB), is a body focused repetitive behaviors or self-grooming behavior. It is a group of related disorders in which an individual damages his or her appearance or causes physical injury that include pulling, picking,
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