Dermatillomania: In patient undergoing orthodontic treatment

• Main Authors: Adit (Author), Avesh Sachan (Author), T P Chaturvedi (Author), Rahul Agrawal (Author), Ajit Vikram Parihar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Dermatillomania is a disorder in which a person habitually picks their skin, and this is a form of self-injury. It can involve any part of the body, but usually involves the face, neck, arms and shoulders. Symptoms often follow an event that has caused severe emotional distress. A dermatillomania or...