Los trastornos obsesivo-compulsivos y sus manifestaciones cutáneas

Abstract

Self-inflicted dermatoses can cause severe tissue damage and distress in social life, school or work. Largely classified as an impulse control disorder, they are now considered as part of the obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorder because they share features of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Also, because people with skin picking disorder and trichotillomania are more likely to have OCD and other OC spectrum disorders than people without them. Even though some people may pick out of habit or boredom, they often pick their skin or pull their hair in order to cope with negative thoughts or emotions, such as anxiety, stress, tension, sadness or anger. While picking, people may feel relief, but then they often feel ashamed or guilty. The right way to help these patients is that those professionals that treat them know the new diagnosis framework and their specific treatment. Therefore, we conducted a revision of the cutaneous manifestations associated to these disorders, their etiopathogenic mechanisms and their possible therapeutic approaches