ABSTRACT

Treatment for Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors is the first book to establish the theory and practice of a psychodynamic approach to treating body-focused repetitive behavior disorders (BFRBDs), such as hair pulling, skin picking, and cheek, lip and cuticle biting. Chapters set out a new framework for understanding and treating BFRBDs, one grounded in attachment theory and neurobiological research.

chapter |8 pages

Introduction

part 1|34 pages

Understanding body-focused repetitive behavior disorders (BFRBDs)

chapter 2|9 pages

The psychic skin

Sensory processing, attachment and perfectionism in BFRBDs

chapter 3|9 pages

The history of BFRBD treatment

part 2|69 pages

Integrative psychodynamic treatment for BFRBDs

chapter 4|10 pages

Integrative psychodynamic therapy

A relational path to earned secure attachment

chapter 5|11 pages

The safety phase

Goal-setting, assessment and self-compassion

chapter 6|11 pages

The exploration and skill-building phase

chapter 7|15 pages

A healing herd

Group psychotherapy to build community

chapter 8|10 pages

Families in therapy

Healing the system