Examples include acne excoriée, neurodermatitis, and trichotillomania. In acne excoriée, some patients who pick at their acne are primarily impulsive in their picking. In addition to treating ...

Hollander (1959) reported success in two cases in controlling acne excoriee by using posthypnotic suggestion. Under hypnosis, the patient was instructed to remember the word "scar" whenever she ...