Nail-biting is known as onychophagia. It initiates as a benign behavior in childhood and becomes self-mutilative behavior in adolescents. Nail-biting is often practiced while the person is under frustration, stress, and anxiety. It can remain associated with other conditions such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, major depressive disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Nail-biting can be stopped by often trimming nails, polishing nails with bitter polish, and wearing tapes on the fingernails.
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Child has poor concentration and nail biting habit. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, This query is about a healthy, happy boy who has poor concentration and cannot stop biting his nails. My 11-year-old son has had a nail-biting habit on and off since his toddler years. We recently moved and started school (were homeschooled before). He has always been easily distracte... Read Full »
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