Body-Focused Repetitive Behavior (BFRB) is an umbrella name for impulse control disorder or stress response/affect regulation disorder[1] behaviors involving compulsively damaging one's physical appearance or causing physical injury.[2]
The main BFRB disorders are:[3]
- Trichotillomania, compulsive hair pulling
- Onychophagia, compulsive nail biting
- Dermatillomania, compulsive skin picking
BFRB disorders can also include Dermatophagia (compulsive skin biting), biting the insides of the cheeks, lip picking, blemish squeezing, and Rhinotillexomania (compulsive nose picking).[2] BFRB disorders are not generally considered obsessive-compulsive disorders.[3]
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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 6 million people in the United States.[7]
Treatment
Treatment can include behavior modification therapy, medication, and family therapy.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b c Meeting Summary - Scientific Advances in Trichotillomania and Related Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors, National Institute of Health
- ^ a b c d e AAMFT Consumer Update - Hair Pulling, Skin Picking and Biting: Body-Focused Repetitive Disorders, American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
- ^ a b Trichotillomania (TTM) and Related Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs), The Center for Emotional Health of Greater Philadelphia
- ^ Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors: The Proximal and Distal Effects of Affective Variables on Behavioral Expression, Teng et al., 2004
- ^ ABC News 20/20 Hair Pulling, 2006
- ^ Families & Health, American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
- ^ Diefenbach, G.J., Reitman, D. & Williamson, D.A., (2000). "Trichotillomania: A challenge to research and practice". Clinical Psychology Review 20 (20): 289–309. doi:.
See also
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