title: Psychotherapy and neurotic excoriations.
abstract: During the period from 1979 to 1985, 22 patients with the primary forms of neurotic excoriations (NE) accepted referral to the author. Twenty of them completed a psychotherapy program which was eclectic in form and allowed for individual weighting of its single elements. At the follow-up, on average after 5 years, valid evidence was found of a positive effect of goal-directed psychotherapy in NE patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Odense University Hospital, Denmark.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fruensgaard
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009497:Neurotic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012652:Self Mutilation / Q000628:therapy*; D014945:Wound Healing