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International Journal of Psychiatry(IJP)

ISSN: 2475-5435 | DOI: 10.33140/IJP

Impact Factor: 1.85

Skin Excoriation Disorder with Comorbid Schizophrenia

Abstract

Manoj Kumar, Sonam Saxena, Vipul Janardan, Niharika Meena

Skin-picking Disorder (SPD) or Excoriation Disorder is an Ob- sessive Compulsive Spectrum Disorder where one compulsively picks at his skin. Obsessive Compulsive Spectrum Disorder is commonly seen to be associated with Schizophrenia. The positive symptoms of schizophrenia are seen to be associated mostly with obsessions of dirt or contamination and compulsive washing. But very few studies have mentioned about Obsessive Compulsive Spectrum Disorder associated with Schizophrenia [1-3]. Here, we are presenting a case of skin excoriation syndrome in a 22 years female patient with Schizophrenia.

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