Jon E. Grant, JD, MD, MPH; Samuel R. Chamberlain, MD, PhD; Sarah A. Redden, BA; Eric W. Leppink, BA; Brian L. Odlaug, PhD; Suck Won Kim, MD
JAMA Psychiatry-2016
This investigation suggests that N-acetylcysteine appears to be effective and well tolerated in the acute treatment of SPD. As effective treatments for skin picking emerge, it becomes increasingly important that physicians and other mental health care professionals screen for the disorder to provide timely treatment.