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
COLUMBIA, S.C., March 19, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Each year in the United States, suicide claims over 40,000 lives – more than war, murder, and natural disasters combined. In South Carolina, one person dies by suicide every twelve hours. On Thursday, March 19, 2015,...
ATLANTA, March 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Summer camp – and all the excitement of swimming, campfires and color war -- is a happy rite of passage for many children. But for those with developmental disabilities such as ADHD, Asperger's Syndrome, Fragile X, Down's Syndrome,...
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.