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More Than a Bad Habit: Understanding Skin Picking, Hair Pulling, and Nail Biting
Body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs), such as skin picking, nail biting, and hair pulling are common. Body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs) are quite prevalent, with studies indicating that between 23% and 60% of individuals report participating in at least one BFRB. Of these, roughly 0.5% to 4.4% meet the criteria for a diagnosable clinical BFRB disorder. Research highlights that BFRBs are more commonly observed in females. These behaviors typically begin during lat

Tracy Smith, MA, LPC
May 113 min read
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