Skin Picking in Prader-Willi Syndrome: A Pilot Study of Clinical Differences and Comorbid Symptoms
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Wigren, M. & Heimann, M. Skin Picking in Prader-Willi Syndrome: A Pilot Study of Clinical Differences and Comorbid Symptoms. Göteborg Psychological Reports, 1999, 29, No. 6. Skin picking constitutes a minor diagnostic criterion for Prader-Willi syndrome and is considered to be a syndrome specific behavior and part of a behavioral phenotype. This study surveyed different aspects and patterns of skin picking as well as related grooming behaviors and compulsive and impulsive aggressive symptoms. Parents of 37 PWS subjects, aged 12 to 30 years, participated by completing questionnaires, specially designed for the purpose of capturing specific features relevant to the clinical PWS picture. Two-thirds of the subjects displayed skin picking with a frequency ranging from chronic to transient episodic symptoms. Many subjects with skin picking also exhibited comorbid grooming behaviors and subjects with excessive skin picking also had additional problems with frequent tantrums and violent outbursts.
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