Tag: Itching and scratching
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Why AtopicSkinDisease.com?
How www.AtopicSkinDisease.com came about A new approach to treating atopic skin disease was introduced at The Daniel Turner Department of Dermatology at Westminster Hospital London in 1989. It is a combined approach, combining optimal conventional topical treatment of atopic eczema with the behaviour modification technique habit reversal to eliminate habitual scratching. Since its introduction it has…
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Peter Norén talks to DrB
Habit reversal and atopic eczema: An interview with Peter Norén MD Peter Norén MD qualified in Medicine at Uppsala University Hospital, Sweden, in 1976 and as a Specialist in Dermatology in 1983. He has been in private practice in Uppsala since 1984, when he founded the Laser Clinic in Uppsala. His expertise has frequently taken…
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Habit Reversal Tip #19 Circumstantial Scratching
Habitual behaviour gets switched on by circumstances Habitual scratching of the skin, including rubbing and picking, is usually done without thinking. Initially triggered by itch, when scratching is repeated in particular circumstances, it becomes linked, or conditioned, to occur when those situations happen again, even when there is no itch! As well as itch, stress…