Skin picking behavior comorbid with ADHD: A case study

Katsimicha, E. (Evita)
University of Cyprus

 

Submission type

Poster only

Scheduled

Hallway, 22-07-2016, 16:00 - 17:00

Keywords

Skin picking, ADHD, CBT, case study

Summary

Rationale:

The author will present the case of a 10-year-old female student, with an ADHD diagnosis, who presented skin picking behavior. The implications of this behavior were to limit the student's social skills at school and harm herself, therefore influencing her social, psychological and educational area. 

Methodology:

A habit reversal training protocol was applied in order for M. to develop an understanding on her skin picking behavior, which included anawareness training of skin picking and self-monitoring, stimulus control and competing response procedures.In order to train the student to do that, a functional analysis was performedto identify triggers, which reinforce this behavior. The student was also taught cognitive behavior techniques to manage her ADHD symptoms and enhance her social skills with schoolmates.  

 

Findings and implications: 

Within these components the student was able to limit her skin picking behavior, learned how to cope with her urges and also enhanced her social skills. Findings will present the efficacy of habit reversal training and the correlation with ADHD symptoms, as well with a one-year evaluation of the efficacy of the intervention. 

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