Skin picking disorder

  • NewsShelby Morton, Yahoo Lifestyle Blogger

    Skin Picking Disorder: What is it and how to stop it

    According to Eliza Burroughs, a registered psychotherapist at CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) Associates in Toronto, SPD is pathological skin picking characterized by the recurrent picking of the skin that results in damage to the skin and leads to lesions. “It is unclear as to why this may be, however it may reflect treatment seeking behaviours based on gender or cultural attitudes as opposed to underlying biological differences between the genders,” she says.