Published December 23, 2012, 11:29 PM
Nail-biting joins OC disorders
The American Psychiatric Association plans to include nail-biting as a form of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual revision for 2013. The disorder, known as onychophagia, will join hairpulling, skin-picking and other pathological grooming habits in the OCD classification.By: Aimee Blanchette, Star Tribune
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