Underestimated, under-researched, and often poorly understood, the body-focused repetitive disorders nevertheless cause human suffering that is serious, persistent, and pervasive. These disorders can occur in both adults and children and manifest themselves as hair pulling (trichotillomania), pathologic skin picking, thumb sucking, and nail biting. Although these disorders are common, very few medical students and residents hear them addressed in lectures or know where to begin when confronted with a patient presenting with these behaviors. Trichotillomania, Skin Picking, and Other Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors seeks to remedy this situation by synthesizing the latest research on body-focused repetitive disorders and presenting it in a systematic, easy-to-grasp manner. Much has changed in the more than a decade since the last book on this topic was published. This new volume reflects the most current and substantive research into the etiology and symptoms of body-focused repetitive disorders and therapeutic options. Organized in logical fashion, it begins with a review of the clinical characteristics, moves on to diagnosis and evaluation, and concludes with a full review of treatment options. --- from the publisher About the Authors: Jon E. Grant, M.D., M.P.H., J.D.,is Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Dan J. Stein, M.D., Ph.D.,is Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health at the University of Cape Town in Cape Town, South Africa. Douglas Woods, Ph.D.,is Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Nancy J. Keuthen, Ph.D.,is Associate Professor of Psychology (Psychiatry) at Harvard Medical School; Co-Director of the Trichotillomania Clinic and Research Unit; and Chief Psychologist in the Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Clinic and Research Unit at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. |