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08.12.2014
Suicide Prevention & Warning Signs
You're not alone. Whether you have struggled with suicide yourself or have lost a loved one support is available.
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02.05.2010
Hoarding: The Basics
One of the challenges of diagnosing Hoarding Disorder is that it’s rarely an independent, self-motivated decision to seek treatment. There is often encouragement or even intervention from loved ones concerned about the safety, wellbeing, and functioning of the individual. With Hoarding Disorder, there is a higher likelihood than OCD for a person to have poor insight, and that can also be a contributing challenge to proper diagnosis.
Blog post
05.04.2024
New ADAA Member Books: Spring 2024
Check out our ADAA members' new books that offer help for the public and support for professionals.
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02.09.2024
6 Ways to Tackle BFRBs Outside Your Home
Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs) can often make us feel like we have no control over our behaviors and that we’re at the mercy of an endless cycle. Here are 6 ways you can set yourself up to combat your BRFB outside of your home.
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01.04.2024
How to Stop Pulling or Picking
Compulsive hair pulling (trichotillomania) and skin picking (excoriation) are Body Focused Repetitive Behavior Disorders (BFRBs). If you’re one of the 200+ million people who live with a BFRB, then you know how incredibly difficult these habits are to stop.
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10.26.2023
Tackling Picking and Pulling from all Angles - the ComB Model for BFRBs
The comprehensive behavioral treatment or the ComB model is a treatment protocol developed by (Mansueto 2019) that tackles the complexity of treating BFRBs. It begins with using a CBT assessment tool, a functional analysis.
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10.12.2023
Compulsions – They Aren’t Always What They Seem
Whether we hear the term from a client, another provider, or our own classification of someone’s symptoms, “compulsions” tend carry with them some level of assumption – that this might just be OCD.
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07.19.2023
When Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs) Take Over
According to the DSM 5, Body focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs) are classified as obsessive–compulsive related disorders. But the question remains, how do we treat BFRBs?
Personal Story
01.09.2023
To All Who Struggle Silently
Hi to all who struggle every day. I've been struggling with anxiety, panic attacks and depression for most my life. I have been struggling since I was a child with these disorders and have seen terrible downward spirals.
Webinar
06.06.2022
All About Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors: Overview and Q&A
Join ADAA this Thursday for a free brief information and Q & A session to learn "all about '' BFRBs, how they impact those who are living with them, current trends in evidence-based treatment, and resources for support.
Support Group
02.09.2022
Adults 50+ Peer-Led BFRB (Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors) Virtual Support Group
We are a peer-led community and support group for people 50 plus with BFRBs offering strength, hope, and community. As we age, we 50+ folks have unique challenges with our BFRBs.
Support Group
12.18.2009
