Letter to the Editor September 30, 1999

Reply to Letter to the Editor "The Nosology of Compulsive Skin Picking"

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J Clin Psychiatry 1999;60(9):618-619

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Letter to the Editor

Sir: We appreciate the comments of Drs. Stein and Simeon and agree that there is a need for consensus about the appropriate classification and name for this behavioral disorder characterized by excoriation.