StopPicking.com: Internet-based treatment for self-injurious skin picking
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StopPicking.com is an interactive self-help approach derived from an evidence-based cognitive behavioral model of treatment for skin picking (SP). We examined the development and two phases of program evaluation for an Internet-based self-help treatment for self-injurious SP. Participants included 372 individuals consecutively enrolling in StopPicking.com during a 5-month period. Results revealed significant reductions in frequency of picking episodes and symptom severity ratings from baseline to post-intervention. Treatment response rates were comparable or superior to previous research utilizing pharmacotherapy for the treatment of SP suggesting that StopPicking.com may provide an alternative or adjunctive treatment for SP. The current study is limited by lack of a control condition and use of a non-referred sample of skin pickers.
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Shame and stigma, lack of knowledge about TTM and SPD, as well as geographic and economic factors, may pose additional barriers to treatment.
“shame and stigma, lack of knowledge about TTM and SPD, as well as geographic and economic factors, may pose additional barriers to treatment (Marcks et al., 2006; Flessner et al., 2007)”
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- Authors
- Flessner, C. A., Mouton-Odum, S., Stocker, A. J., & Keuthen, N. J.
- Affiliations
- University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (US)
- Venue
- Dermatology Online Journal
- Publisher
- California Digital Library (CDL)
- Published
- 2007
- Volume
- 13
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 3-3
- ISSN
- 1087-2108 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1499530089
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- 48
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- FWCI
- 1.81
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
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- Licence
- cc-by-nc-nd
- Locations
- Dermatology Online Journal (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
- Keywords
- skin picking disorder, online self-help, cognitive behavioral therapy, treatment response, symptom severity, adjunctive therapy
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Child, Female, Humans, Male, Self Care, Skin, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Self-Injurious Behavior, Internet
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