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Title: Some Emotions May Spur Urge to Pick or Pull at Skin, Hair, Nails
Category: Health News
Created: 3/11/2015 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 3/12/2015 12:00:00 AM
Family support during deployment is an important protective factor against post-deployment suicidal ideation according to a new study in the journal Anxiety, Stress and Coping.
Pulling hair, biting nails, picking skin are not simply 'nervous' habits, a new study finds, suggesting they are instead associated with perfectionism, frustration and boredom.