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- Title
Onychotillomania in the Course of Depression: A Case Report.
- Authors
Grzesiak, Magdalena; Pacan, Przemysław; Reich, Adam; Szepietowski, Jacek C.
- Abstract
A case study describing a patient with onychotillomania occurring during depressive episodes is presented. Topics discussed include the clinical history of the patient, the coexistence of onychotillomania with depression or delusional disorder, and the importance for clinicians to include mental state examination in the differential diagnosis of skin diseases. The prevalence of psychodermatological problems is noted.
- Subjects
NEUROSES; NAIL-biting; NAILS (Anatomy)
- Publication
Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 2014, Vol 94, Issue 6, p745
- ISSN
0001-5555
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.2340/00015555-1805