Citation

Okan Ibiloglu A, Atli A, Kaya MC, Demir S, Bulut M, Sir A. Noro Psikiyatr Ars 2016; 53(2): 181-183.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Turk Noro-Psikiyatri Derneginin Yayin Organidir)

DOI

10.5152/npa.2015.10110

PMID

28360794

PMCID

PMC5353026

Abstract

Skin picking (excoriation) disorder is the recurrent excoriation of one's own skin, resulting in noticeable skin damage. People pick their skin for different reasons. For the majority of patients, first skin picking is associated with a history of childhood abuse and personal problems. Subjects who moderately to severely cause injurious self-harm are more likely to have a history of exposure to domestic violence and childhood abuse than those who do not self-harm. At the same time, these conditions could be related to the etiology for majority of other psychiatric disorders. We report herein, a case of a patient with skin picking disorder who had a history of childhood physical and emotional abuse with borderline personality disorder.

Language: en

Keywords

borderline personality disorder; Self-injurious behavior; childhood abuse; psychogenic skin excoriation; skin picking disorder