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Tag: Compulsive Skin Picking

Excoriation (Skin Picking) Disorder, aka Dermatillomania

Excoriation (Skin Picking) Disorder is an obsessive-compulsive spectrum condition in which sufferers repeatedly pick at their skin. Crystal Quater, MMFT, of the OCD Center of Los Angeles discusses her personal experience with, and recovery from, Excoriation Disorder, and how she treats clients struggling with this condition.

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Proposed DSM-5 Changes for OCD and Anxiety Disorders

The American Psychiatric Association (APA) has proposed significant revisions to its “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, Fourth Edition” (DSM-IV). Tom Corboy of the OCD Center of Los Angeles discusses changes planned for the new DSM-5, specifically those relevant to Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and related anxiety-based conditions.

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