Yale study finds genetic link between hair-pulling, skin-picking disorders and OCD

The authors said the findings show the disorders carry an inherited component unrelated to parenting or willpower, and could help explain why sufferers, often children, cannot simply stop through willpower alone.

Yale study finds genetic link between hair-pulling, skin-picking disorders and OCD

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