"Nail Biting" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Common form of habitual body manipulation which is an expression of tension.
| Descriptor ID |
D009259
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.145.466.554
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Nail Biting" by people in Profiles.
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Neurocognitive Findings in Onychophagia (Pathological Nail Biting). Psychiatr Q. 2017 12; 88(4):747-753.
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Silymarin treatment of obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders. J Clin Psychopharmacol. 2015 Jun; 35(3):340-2.
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A clinical comparison of pathologic skin picking and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Compr Psychiatry. 2010 Jul-Aug; 51(4):347-52.
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Examination of gender in pathologic grooming behaviors. Psychiatr Q. 2007 Dec; 78(4):259-67.
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N-acetyl cysteine in the treatment of grooming disorders. J Clin Psychopharmacol. 2007 Apr; 27(2):227-9.