– By the BFRB Special Interest Group Check out part 1: More Than a “Bad Habit”: Living With a BFRB Introduction Living with a body-focused repetitive behavior (BFRB) often feels… Read more »
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More Than a “Bad Habit”: Living With a BFRB
– By the BFRB Special Interest Group Introduction Body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs), including hair pulling (trichotillomania), skin picking (dermatillomania), nail biting, lip/cheek biting, and more, remain among the most misunderstood… Read more »
Assessment Tools for BFRBs
Clinical Scales for Hair Pulling and Skin Picking Skin Picking Measures The Skin Picking Symptom Assessment Scale (SPSAS) The Milwaukee Inventory for the Dimensions of Adult Skin Picking (MIDAS) Revised… Read more »
Supporting a Significant Other with a BFRB
When someone you love has a BFRB, you may have some questions about the behavior and what you can do to help. You may also feel worried, frustrated, confused, or… Read more »
For Families: Supporting a Teen with a BFRB
Parents and Caregivers Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs) often affect not only the individual, but their family unit as well. For youth, BFRBs can be challenging due to developmental, social,… Read more »
BFRB Therapy and Support Group
BFRBs vs. OCD: Similarities and Differences
This blog was originally posted by the TLC Foundation for BFRBs Body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are two distinct mental health conditions that share some similarities but… Read more »
Support group for adults with BFRB’s in Spanish
Support Group for adults with BFRB’s in Spanish. Este espacio está dirigido exclusivamente a personas mayores de 18 años que viven con una CRCC, con el objetivo de mantener un… Read more »
Walkathon for BFRB awareness
Walk one, walk all for BFRBs in communities of color and marginalized communities. This inaugural Walkathon(Healing In Motion) is a movement raising public awareness on Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors. Walk… Read more »