Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Skin Picking Disorder Symptoms Among Adults in an Arab Middle Eastern Population: A Cross-Sectional Study.
Hazim Abdulkarim KhatibWaleed Ahmed AlghamdiAhmed Hussein SubkiNadeem Shafique ButtMohammed Saad AlsallumAhmed Salem AlsulaimaniSara Faisal AlnajjarFahad Daifallah AlzaidiAbdulrahman Ali AlasmariHussein Mesfer AlshamraniFaten Al-ZabenHarold G KoenigPublished in: Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology (2022)
SPD symptoms are relatively common among the adult population in Jeddah, but those with threshold symptoms indicative of SPD are relatively few. Such behavior is particularly common in vulnerable groups such as those with depressive symptoms and the unmarried. More attention to this condition by clinicians will improve the quality of life of those affected, and reduce the emotional and physical health consequences of this often unrecognized condition.