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Specializing in anxiety disorders, OCD, and OCD-related disorders

Rock in Sand
Habit Reversal Training (HRT)

HRT is a useful therapy for treating body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs), such as compulsive skin-picking, hair-pulling, and nail-biting. Logging or tracking behaviors are often used to help one build awareness for their behavior as many of these behaviors occur almost unconsciously. A competing-response is often introduced to help diminish the target behavior. An example of this for a nail biter may be to place a bandage around one of the nails that are often bit. 

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