Do you bite your nails? For 30 years, I did. We nail biters can be "pathological groomers" — people for whom normal grooming behaviors, like skin picking or hair pulling, have become virtually ...

When body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs) are discussed, the conditions that typically come to mind include trichotillomania (hair pulling) and excoriation disorder (skin picking). However, one ...

(MCT)— The American Psychiatric Association plans to include nail-biting as a form of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual revision for 2013. The disorder, ...

THERE IS A NEW TECHNIQUE TO PREVENT THINGS LIKE NAIL BITING AND OTHER BAD HABITS IN HERE TO TALK ABOUT THAT IS DR. MICHELLE DE BLASIO, A PSYCHIATRIST AT TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER. ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE YOU, ...

Nail biting, a chronic habit related to feelings of anxiety or boredom, is generally considered harmless — particularly when compared to habits like smoking or drinking. But doctors say the unsanitary ...

An expert-approved guide to stop biting your nails. Nail biting is a common reaction to anxiety and stress—there's a reason why stressful situations are often referred to as "nail biters." And while ...

Biting your nails? This habit can introduce harmful bacteria like E. coli and Salmonella to your stomach, causing infections, diarrhea, and vomiting.

The neurons in the brain can make us believe in things that don't exist, anticipate our decisions, be selectively activated ...

Body-focused repetitive behavior (BFRB) is when a person compulsively engages in body-focused habits, such as skin picking, cheek chewing, hair pulling, and similar. It is difficult for people to stop ...

The next version of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders proposes to lump nail biters and... Do you bite your nails? For 30 years, I did. We ...