Clinical presentation of body-focused repetitive behaviors in minority ethnic groups.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs), such as trichotillomania and skin picking disorder, are psychiatric disorders characterized by repetitive grooming that result in hair loss or excoriations. Questions remain as to whether there are racial/ethnic differences in the clinical presentation of BFRBs.

Methods

We recruited 539 adults with DSM-5 trichotillomania or skin picking disorder. Of these, 76 (14.1%) self-identified as Black, Asian, or Minority Ethnic (BAME), while 463 (85.9%) self-identified as white Caucasian (hereafter referred to as non-BAME). BAME and non-BAME participants were compared on demographics, symptom severity, comorbid conditions and psychosocial impairment.

Results

Groups did not differ in terms of age, sex, or education levels. BA

SUBMITTER: Grant JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7611816 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature