Question 1

how can i help deal with dermatillomania?

Accepted Answer

Skin picking: Cognitive behavioral therapy & sometimes psychotropic meds - can be beneficial for compulsive skin picking. Acupuncture may also help.

Question 2

what are the signs of mild dermatillomania?

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Urge to pick skin: Dermatillomania is the medical diagnostic term used to describe skin picking disorders. Quite often the habitual picking begins with understandable circumstances. Perhaps a blemish of some sort – ingrown hair, insect bite, or some other minor and often temporary imperfection – is the target of the picking.
For some reason, the subject develops an irresistible urge to pick this minor imperfection to the point of pain and destruction. The original picking creates a bigger target area on which to focus attention, thus picking, so the habit becomes self-perpetuating.

Question 3

i think i might have dermatillomania. what should i do?

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Eval: This is an impulse control disorder and can lead to mutilation from chronic skin picking.  I recommend either a psychologic or a psychiatric evaluation for accurate assessment. A treatment plan can be developed if it is confirmed that you do have dermatillomania.

Question 4

i have dermatillomania and i don't know how to stop picking. what can i do?

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Get help-it's there: You are not alone but it is essential to find help. Here is a nice website for a start. In your area i'd expect you can find therapy with experience in this. Other issues may respond too. You'll feel much better. Also make sure you prevent or treat any infections. Keep nails very short ; hands clean. Hope it goes well.

Question 5

dermatillomania and dermatophagia, what's the difference?

Accepted Answer

Dermatillomania: Dermatophagia is compulsive biting of skin.

Dermatillomania is pathologic skin picking.

Both can occur in OCD.

Question 6

what can be done to treat dermatillomania (skin picking disorder)?

Accepted Answer

Combination: of cognitive behavioral therapy and psychotropic medications can be beneficial.

Question 7

i want to know what is the difference between dermatillomania and dermatophagia?

Accepted Answer

Dermatillomania: Dermatillomania is an impulse control disorder with compulsive skin picking.
Dermatophagia is impulse control disorder with compulsive biting of skin.

Question 8

can you tell me some tips for treating dermatillomania ocd ?

Accepted Answer

Skin picking problem: Dermatillomania is a skin picking disorder. If you know that this is dermatillomania ocd, consult with a psychiatrist first.Then consider consulting with a mental health specialist who specializes in treatment for this problem. Help is available, and the most important thing is to have compassion for the one with this problem, especially if shame happens to enter the picture. And do something now!

Question 9

can you tell me of any tips for treating dermatillomania ocd?

Accepted Answer

Cognitive behavioral: Therapy with a psychologist is a good route to start. You may need to consider medication as well if the behavior modification is not sufficient on its own.

Question 10

can you explain if it's still considered dermotalomania if all you do is dig your nails into your skin?

Accepted Answer

Irrelevant: What you call the condition is not really that important.  What you do with it is important.  If one has impulse control problems, whenther pulling, picking, or digging, it is recommended that one sees a mental health professional for assistance.

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