Assessment and Treatment of Pathological Skin Picking

Jedidiah Siev; Hannah E. Reese; Kiara Timpano; Sabine Wilhelm

doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780195389715.013.0103

Assessment and Treatment of Pathological Skin Picking

Jedidiah Siev, Hannah E. Reese, Kiara Timpano, Sabine Wilhelm

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Pathological skin picking (PSP) refers to chronic skin picking or scratching that causes tissue damage and distress. It is a heterogeneous category of behaviors and may be manifest in the context of various psychological disorders. This chapter presents an overview of the empirical literature on the assessment and treatment of PSP, including (1) a cognitive-behavioral model as heuristic for conceptualizing treatment, (2) assessment tools, (3) a review of the pharmacological and psychosocial treatment outcome literatures, (4) cognitive-behavioral treatment techniques, and (5) future directions. The chapter is intended to introduce the clinician to the assessment and psychological tools used to treat PSP, as well as to provide impetus to advance research in this understudied domain.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	The Oxford Handbook of Impulse Control Disorders
Publisher	Oxford University Press
ISBN (Electronic)	9780199940431
ISBN (Print)	9780195389715
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780195389715.013.0103
State	Published - Sep 18 2012
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Body-focused repetitive behavior
Cognitive-behavior therapy
Excoriation
Habit reversal training
Skin picking

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General Psychology

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