Excoriation (Skin-Picking) Disorder in Adults: A Cross-Cultural Survey of Israeli Jewish and Arab Samples

We sought to estimate the lifetime prevalence of Excoriation (Skin-Picking) Disorder (SPD) in the Israeli adult population as a whole and compare SPD prevalence in the Jewish and Arab communities. We also explored demographic, medical and psychological correlates of SPD diagnosis.

Source: Comprehensive Psychiatry - December 29, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Vera Leibovici, Lorrin M. Koran, Sari Murad, Ihab Siam, Brian L. Odlaug, Uri Mandelkoren, Vera Feldman-Weisz, Nancy J. Keuthen Source Type: research