Causes of Dermatillomania (Compulsive Skin Picking)
User reported causes of Dermatillomania (Compulsive Skin Picking) based on their intuition.
Cause | Agree |
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Anxiety / Nervousness | 91% |
Boredom | 71% |
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) | 60% |
Acne Flare-Ups | 55% |
Itchy Skin | 45% |
Extra Energy | 30% |
Childhood Trauma | 24% |
Tourette's Syndrome | 0% |
Treatments
User-reported effectiveness in treating Dermatillomania (Compulsive Skin Picking)
Treatment | Major Improvement | Moderate Improvement | Much Worse | No Effect | Worse | Responses |
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Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) | 0% | 50% | 0% | 0% | 50% | 2 |
Lorazapam | 0% | 50% | 0% | 50% | 0% | 2 |
Meditation | 14% | 43% | 0% | 43% | 0% | 7 |
Zoloft | 0% | 14% | 0% | 86% | 0% | 14 |
Lexapro | 0% | 13% | 7% | 60% | 20% | 15 |
Fluoxetine | 0% | 20% | 0% | 80% | 0% | 5 |
Desipramine | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 2 |
Alpha-Stim | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
Exposure Response and Prevention Therapy (ERPT) | 50% | 0% | 0% | 50% | 0% | 2 |
Inositol | 0% | 33% | 0% | 67% | 0% | 3 |
N-Acetyl Cysteine (NAC) | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 1 |
Predictors
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Dermatillomania (Compulsive Skin Picking) Info
Property | Value |
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Variable Name | Dermatillomania (Compulsive Skin Picking) |
Aggregation Method | MEAN |
Analysis Performed At | 2021-05-17 |
Duration of Action | 24 hours |
Maximum Allowed Value | 5 out of 5 |
Mean | 4 out of 5 |
Median | 4 out of 5 |
Minimum Allowed Value | 1 out of 5 |
Number of Aggregate Predictors | 0 |
Number of Aggregate Outcomes | 0 |
Number of Measurements | 1 |
Number of Measurements (including those generated by tagged, joined, or child variables) | 1 |
Public | true |
Onset Delay | 0 seconds |
Standard Deviation | 0 |
Unit | 1 to 5 Rating |
User Variables | 1 |
Variable Category | Symptoms |
Variable ID | 86811 |
Variance | 0 |