RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Canavan, Neil
T1 Trichotillomania and Skin Picking: Recognition and Clinical Management
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2008
FD SAGE Publications
VO 8
IS 3
SP 28
OP 28
DO 10.1177/155989770800800321
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/8/3/28.abstract
AB Within the spectrum of obsessive-compulsive disorders (OCD), distinctive behaviors exist that do not respond to typical OCD treatments, including skin picking and trichotillomania (TRIC). Awareness of these disorders is not widespread, but their prevalence is not insignificant. The number of individuals with TRIC also is higher than might be expected; a study of several thousand college students reported an incidence of 5% overall.