Body-focused repetitive behaviors

Najera, Deanna Bridge

doi:10.1097/01.jaa.0000817812.38558.1a

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“…2,4,5 Although there have been investigations, reviews, and case reports on the efficacy of various behavioral and pharmacological treatments for BFRBs broadly, limited treatment data are available for TT specifically. 1,6 Recent work has demonstrated the efficacy of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) as a viable treatment option for BFRBs. 7 Nacetylcysteine is a glutamatergic agent that functions as a glutamate modulator and antioxidant.…”

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“…Whenever she saw a razor blade or scissors, she felt an irresistible urge to cut her hair, followed by a sense of relief when she finished cutting, both features that are indicative of BFRBs. 1 The patient's repetitive hair-cutting resulted in a diminished quality of life. She lived with her mother who would attempt to limit hair-cutting by hiding the scissors, but the patient would secretly cut her hair when her mother was out.…”

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“…S chizophrenia (SCZ) and schizoaffective disorder (SAD) are 2 chronic and debilitating neurodevelopmental disorders that affect nearly 1% and 0.3% of the world's population, respectively. 1 Although the complex pathogenesis of the schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSDs) remains to be further elucidated, it is hypothesized that sex steroid hormones play a potential modulating role in these diseases. In this regard, the "estrogen neuroprotective hypothesis" postulates a link between estrogens and their neuroprotective role, offering a plausible explanation for the sex differences in the incidence, onset, and outcome of psychotic disorders.…”

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N-acetylcysteine for Trichotemnomania in an Adult Female With Williams Syndrome

Carroll,

McDougle,

Thom

2024

J Clin Psychopharmacol

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associated with long-acting antipsychotic agents, including paliperidone palmitate, in patients with BAD. Further research is needed to better understand the risk factors, mechanisms, and optimal management strategies for PDSS in patients receiving long-acting injectable antipsychotics. This case serves as a reminder to consider PDSS as a potential and serious adverse effect when administering long-acting antipsychotic injections and highlights the importance of individualized treatment approaches and close monitoring of patients.

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N-acetylcysteine for Trichotemnomania in an Adult Female With Williams Syndrome

Carroll,

McDougle,

Thom

2024

J Clin Psychopharmacol

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“…A cluster of conditions with overlapping features are body-focused repetitive behaviours (BFRBs) such as trichotillomania and skin picking (Najera, 2022), which are classified as obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders. Both disorders often co-occur.…”

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Decoupling: adaptation of a treatment for body-focused repetitive behaviour to Tourette syndrome. A case report

Moritz

Penney

Schmotz

2023

Behav. Cogn. Psychother.

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Aims: Tourette syndrome (TS) is a neurological condition; its etiology is not yet fully understood. Cognitive behavioural therapy with habit reversal training is the recommended first-line treatment, but is not effective in all patients. This is the first report examining the usefulness of decoupling, a behavioural self-help treatment originally developed for patients with body-focused repetitive behaviours, in a patient with TS. Method: Patient P.Z. showed 10 motor and three vocal tics on the Adult Tic Questionnaire (ATQ) before treatment. He was taught decoupling by the first author. Results: The application of decoupling led to a reduction of P.Z.’s eye tics, which was one of his first and most enduring and severe tics. It was not effective for other areas. Quality of life and depression improved, which P.Z. attributed to the improvement of his tics. Conclusion: Decoupling may be adopted as an alternative, when habit reversal training is not feasible. Future research, preferably using a controlled design with a large sample, may elucidate whether decoupling is only effective for tics relating to the eyes, the most common symptom in tic disorder/TS, or whether its effects extend to other symptoms.

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“…bleeding in skin picking, bald spots in trichotillomania) or severe interference are included as mandatory criteria (Houghton et al, 2018). BFRBs are 'hidden disorders', particularly due to shame, and are thus underdiagnosed and under-treated (Najera, 2022;Sampaio and Grant, 2018). Currently, only skin picking and trichotillomania are recognized as distinct diagnoses in the DSM-5.…”

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The Generic BFRB Scale-8 (GBS-8): a transdiagnostic scale to measure the severity of body-focused repetitive behaviours

Moritz

Gallinat²,

Weidinger³

et al. 2022

Behav. Cogn. Psychother.

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Background: Body-focused repetitive behaviours (BFRBs) such as skin picking and hair pulling are frequent but under-diagnosed and under-treated psychological conditions. As of now, most studies use symptom-specific BFRB scales. However, a transdiagnostic scale is needed in view of the high co-morbidity of different BFRBs. Aims: We aimed to assess the reliability as well as concurrent and divergent validity of a newly developed transdiagnostic BFRB scale. Method: For the first time, we administered the 8-item Generic BFRB Scale (GBS-8) as well as the Repetitive Body Focused Behavior Scale (RBFBS), modified for adults, in 279 individuals with BFRBs. The GBS-8 builds upon the Skin Picking Scale-Revised (SPS-R), but has been adapted to capture different BFRBs concurrently. A total of 170 participants (61%) were re-assessed after 6 weeks to determine the test–retest reliability of the scale. Results: Similar to the SPS-R, factor analysis yielded two dimensions termed symptom severity and impairment. The test–retest reliability of the scale was satisfactory (r = .72, p<.001). Concurrent validity (r = .74) with the RBFBS was good (correlational indexes for concurrent validity were significantly higher than that for discriminant validity). Discussion: The GBS-8 appears to be a reliable and valid global measure of BFRBs. We recommend usage of the scale in combination with specific BFRB scales to facilitate comparability across studies on obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders.

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Body-focused repetitive behaviors

Cited by 7 publications

References 32 publications

N-acetylcysteine for Trichotemnomania in an Adult Female With Williams Syndrome

N-acetylcysteine for Trichotemnomania in an Adult Female With Williams Syndrome

Decoupling: adaptation of a treatment for body-focused repetitive behaviour to Tourette syndrome. A case report

The Generic BFRB Scale-8 (GBS-8): a transdiagnostic scale to measure the severity of body-focused repetitive behaviours

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