The problem with picking: Permittance, escape and shame in problematic skin picking
(2022)
Journal Article
Anderson, S., Clarke, V., & Thomas, Z. (2023). The problem with picking: Permittance, escape and shame in problematic skin picking. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, 96(1), 83-100. https://doi.org/10.1111/papt.12427
Objectives: Problematic skin picking (SP) is a poorly understood experience characterised by a drive to pick the skin and related psychosocial impact. In the DSM-5, problematic SP is classified as ‘excoriation (skin picking) disorder’. The aim of thi... Read More about The problem with picking: Permittance, escape and shame in problematic skin picking.