Nail Biting
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Nail-biting stuff? The effect of N-acetyl cysteine on nail-biting.

29 Jun 2009 N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) is a widely available nutraceutical with a variety of actions. As a precursor of cysteine and glutathione, it has antioxidant properties that may impact on mood and contribute to an effect on impulsivity and obsessive ... Read more...

Self-inflicted non-healing genital ulcer: a rare form of factitious disorder.

30 May 2009 Dermatitis artefacta is a factitious dermatological disorder with many forms of presentation that may occur on any part of the body. A diagnosis of dermatitis artefacta is often reached after rigorous and repeated investigations. Here we present the ... Read more...

Onychophagia as a spectrum of obsessive-compulsive disorder.

30 Dec 2008 Onychophagia can be explained as a kind of a compulsion that may cause destruction of the nails. Habitual nail biting is a common behaviour among children and young adults. By the age of 18 years the frequency of this behaviour decreases, but it may ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Nail Biting'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Nail-biting stuff? The effect of N-acetyl cysteine on nail-biting. 29 Jun 2009
• Self-inflicted non-healing genital ulcer: a rare form of factitious disorder. 30 May 2009
• Tosylamide/formaldehyde resin allergy in a young boy: exposure from bitter nail varnish used against nail biting. 27 Feb 2009
• Onychophagia as a spectrum of obsessive-compulsive disorder. 30 Dec 2008
• The benefits of meditation practice in the correctional setting. 30 Dec 2008
• [Item 288: nail diseases] 30 Oct 2008
• Nailbiting, or onychophagia: a special habit. 30 Jul 2008
• [Self-mutilation of the hand in a girl with total, persistent obstetric brachial plexus palsy--case report] 29 Jun 2008
• Functional analysis and treatment of nail biting. Jun 2008
• Three paediatric patients with oral self-mutilation--a report. 29 Apr 2008
• Good hygiene decreases exposure to toxic chemicals. 29 Apr 2008
• Chronic nail biting and irreversible shortening of the fingernails. 20 Apr 2008
• Examination of gender in pathologic grooming behaviors. 29 Nov 2007
• A non-invasive method for ending thumb- and fingersucking habits. 29 Sep 2007
• N-acetyl cysteine in the treatment of grooming disorders. 30 Mar 2007
• Effect of a chronic nail-biting habit on the oral carriage of Enterobacteriaceae. 30 Jan 2007
• What is the function of nail biting: an analog assessment study. 26 Sep 2006
• Signs and symptoms of temporomandibular disorders and oral parafunctions in urban Saudi Arabian adolescents: a research report. 14 Aug 2006
• Childhood nail diseases. 29 Jun 2006
• Oral habits and their association with signs and symptoms of temporomandibular disorders in adolescents: a gender comparison. 19 Apr 2006

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Technical information about 'Nail Biting'

Definition: Common form of habitual body manipulation which is an expression of tension.

Descriptor UI: D009259

Alternative terms: Nail Biting; Biting, Nail; Onychophagia;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; psychology; therapy;

Tree Number: F01.145.466.554;