Understanding Excoriation (Skin‑Picking) Disorder: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment | Emocare Psychiatry • Dermatology Liaison • Behavioural Therapy Understanding Excoriation (Skin‑Picking) Disorder Excoriation Disorder (dermatillomania) is a body‑focused repetitive behaviour characterised by recurrent skin picking leading to skin lesions, scarring or…
Understanding Trichotillomania: A Hair‑Pulling Disorder | Emocare Psychiatry • Behavioural Therapy • Dermatology Liaison Understanding Trichotillomania: A Hair‑Pulling Disorder Trichotillomania (hair‑pulling disorder) is characterised by recurrent pulling out of one’s hair, resulting in hair loss, distress and functional impairment. It…
Understanding Hoarding Disorder: Types, Symptoms & Treatment | Emocare Psychiatry • Geriatric Psychiatry • Community Care Understanding Hoarding Disorder: Types, Symptoms & Treatment Hoarding Disorder is characterised by persistent difficulty discarding possessions, resulting in clutter that disrupts living spaces and…
Understanding Hoarding Disorder: Types, Symptoms & Treatment | Emocare Psychiatry • Geriatric Psychiatry • Community Care Understanding Hoarding Disorder: Types, Symptoms & Treatment Hoarding Disorder is characterised by persistent difficulty discarding possessions, resulting in clutter that disrupts living spaces and…
Understanding Other Specified Obsessive‑Compulsive and Related Disorder | Emocare Psychiatry • Liaison Medicine • Primary Care Other Specified Obsessive‑Compulsive and Related Disorder This category is used for clinically significant obsessive‑compulsive spectrum presentations that cause distress or impairment but do not…
Understanding Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) & Treatment | Emocare Psychiatry • Psychotherapy • OCD Services Understanding Obsessive‑Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Its Treatment OCD is a common, often chronic disorder characterised by distressing intrusive thoughts (obsessions) and repetitive behaviours or mental acts…
Understanding Unspecified Anxiety Disorder: Symptoms, Types & Treatment | Emocare Psychiatry • Primary Care • Psychological Therapies Understanding Unspecified Anxiety Disorder This category applies when an individual has clinically significant anxiety symptoms causing distress or impairment but the presentation does…
Understanding Substance/Medication‑Induced Anxiety Disorder | Emocare Addiction Medicine • Psychiatry • Liaison Care Understanding Substance/Medication‑Induced Anxiety Disorder Anxiety symptoms can be directly caused or exacerbated by intoxication, withdrawal, or side effects of substances and medications. Correctly identifying a substance/medication‑induced anxiety…
Understanding Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) | Emocare Psychotherapy • Mindfulness • Acceptance-Based Care Understanding Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a pragmatic, evidence‑based approach that promotes psychological flexibility: the ability to contact the present…
