Onychophagia Induced Melanonychia, Splinter Hemorrhages, Leukonychia, and Pterygium Inversum Unguis Concurrently [PDF]
Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine, 2018 Onychophagia, which refers to compulsive nail-biting behavior, is common among children and young adults. Onychophagia can cause destruction to the cuticle and nail plate, leading to shortening of nails, chronic paronychia, and secondary infections ...
Sezin Fıçıcıoğlu
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Onychophagia as a clinical symptom: A pilot study of physicians and literature review [PDF]
Science Progress, 2021 Although onychophagia is a medical condition and is associated with poorer health, there are no guidelines for assessment or treatment. The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical aspects of nail biting from doctors’ points of view, to ...
Sigita Lesinskiene
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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.
Asmaa Mohammad Ahmad Mohammad +2 more
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New Approach to Managing Onychophagia [PDF]
Case Reports in Dentistry, 2016 Onychophagia is defined as a chronic habit of biting nails, commonly observed in both children and young adults. This oral habit may lead to various medical and dental problems.
Omar Marouane, Anice hedi Necibi
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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.
Luca Pellegrini +4 more
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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).
Alessia Pacifico +7 more
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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 ...
Makoto Kawahito +4 more
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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).
Clare E Mackay
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Bitten to the Bone: A Case of Anxiety-Induced Osteomyelitis. [PDF]
Cureus, 2022 Onychophagia is a habitual nail-biting disorder, usually associated with mental or emotional diseases. It affects 20-30% of the population in all age groups.
Rivera JA +6 more
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Prevalence of body-focused repetitive behaviors in three large medical colleges of karachi: a cross-sectional study [PDF]
BMC Research Notes, 2012 Background Body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs) that include skin picking (dermatillomania), hair pulling (trichotillomania) and nail biting (onychophagia), lead to harmful physical and psychological sequelae.
Siddiqui Efaza +3 more
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