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What is the history of Dermatillomania?
When was Dermatillomania discovered? What is the story of this discovery? Was it coincidence or not?
Taken from Wikipedia: The first known mention of excoriation disorder in the print can be found in 1898 by the French dermatologist Louis-Anne-Jean Brocq, describing an adolescent female patient who had uncontrolled picking of acne.
Posted Sep 14, 2017 by Linda 4500
In previous versions of the DSM dermatillomania was classified under obsessive compulsive disorder. It was and still is a very misdiagnosed disorder. The most recent version of the DSM now lists dermatillomania as its own disorder with its own diagnostic criteria: excoriation disorder.
More recently, researchers are finally trying to shed light on excoriation disorder and its causes, most effective treatments, and who it affects.
The first known mention of excoriation disorder in the print can be found in 1898 by the French dermatologist Louis-Anne-Jean Brocq, describing an adolescent female patient who had uncontrolled picking of acne.
More recently, researchers are finally trying to shed light on excoriation disorder and its causes, most effective treatments, and who it affects.
The first known mention of excoriation disorder in the print can be found in 1898 by the French dermatologist Louis-Anne-Jean Brocq, describing an adolescent female patient who had uncontrolled picking of acne.
Posted Oct 14, 2019 by lovetheaardvarks 3660
Erasmus Wilson first coined the term “neurotic excoriation” in 1875 to describe excessive picking behaviors in neurotic pa- tients that were extremely difficult, if not impossible, to control
Posted Oct 14, 2019 by Brenda-Victoria 3600
