More Than Just a Habit: Hair Pulling, Skin Picking, Nail Biting, and Other Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs) In-Person
Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs) are repetitive self-grooming behaviors, such as trichotillomania (hair pulling) and excoriation disorder (skin-picking), that often co-occur with anxiety disorders, OCD and related disorders, and ADHD. Although BFRBs are common, affecting as many as 1 in 20 individuals, accessing accurate information and evidence-based treatment resources can be challenging. This workshop will provide an overview of BFRBs, including the phenomenology, self-reinforcing nature of the disorders, current trends in evidence-based treatment, and resources for the healthcare community and for those living with these disorders.
Thank you to the Friends of CHPL and the Jewish Community Foundation for their generous support of this series.
