Near-fatal skin-picking due to obsessive compulsive disorder responding to combined fluoxetine and cognitive-behavioral therapy: A case report
Klinik Psikofarmakoloji Bulteni, cilt.14, sa.2, ss.88-91, 2004 (Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 14 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2004
- Dergi Adı: Klinik Psikofarmakoloji Bulteni
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.88-91
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Cognitive-behavioral therapy, Fluoxetine, Obsessive-compulsive disorder, Skin-picking
- Maltepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Pathological skin-picking has been reported to be associated with major psychiatric disorders. The most common comorbid psychiatric diseases found in patients with skin-picking were major depression and anxiety disorders (especially obsessive-compulsive disorder). Skin-picking may also lead to medical complications. We describe a 40-yeor-old, married woman with compulsive skin-picking who developed the dangerously self-destructive habit of squeezing or digging debris out of skin tissue and picking at acne and scabs on her forehead, cheeks and chin. The patient was successfully treated with a combination of fluoxetine and cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy.