Case Report: Behavioral analysis guided intervention targeting triggers and urges in skin-picking disorder with comorbid onychophagia
Making perceptual antecedents and diurnal moderators explicit based on chain analysis enabled a targeted, medication-free intervention that produced clinically meaningful reductions in behavior and urges. A chain-guided behavioral framework may help personalize treatment for SPD and related body-focused repetitive behaviors.
Authors
- Hirofumi Tomiyama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8389-0541)
- Koji Kato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7397-1575)
- Keitaro Murayama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3997-6823)
- T. Mitsuhiro Nakao
- Makoto Kawahito (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-6069-8242)
Institutions
- Kyushu University (JP)
- Kyushu University Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychiatry
- Published
- 2026-01-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1738977
- Primary Topic
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00