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Onychophagia in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD): Prevalence and Clinical Characterization

2025-09-18

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<h4>Introduction: </h4> Onychophagia, commonly known as nail biting, is a chronic and repetitive behaviour disorder characterized by a compulsive/habitual nature. Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and onychophagia present an noteworthy intersection in clinical psychiatry. With a paucity of clinical investigations on this topic, we decided to perform a study on onychophagia in OCD. Materials and Methods In this c...

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DOI: 10.20944/preprints202509.1464.v1

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