Body-focused repetitive behavior
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Body-focused repetitive behavior (BFRB) is an umbrella name for impulse control[1] behaviors involving compulsively damaging one's physical appearance or causing physical injury.[2]
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Dermatillomania (picking of the skin) of the knuckles (via mouth), illustrating disfiguration of the distal and proximal joints of the middle and little fingers |
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Body-focused repetitive behavior disorders (BFRBDs) in ICD-11 is in development.[3]
BFRB disorders are currently estimated to be under the obsessive-compulsive spectrum.[4] They are also associated with ADHD and anxiety.