Nose-picking and burping. Mucophagy, which is eating the extracted mucus, may be considered more taboo, and is sometimes portrayed in comedies. To be caught nose-picking may be considered humiliating. When nose picking becomes a body-focused repetitive behavior or obsessive–compulsive disorder it is known as rhinotillexomania. Most cases do not meet this pathological threshold. When it does, however, treatments similar to other BFRBs can be employed. The environment of the nose and the dried secretions removed contain many microorganisms. When a person is contagious with a cold, flu or other virus, it is important that hands or other objects used to remove
University of Florida Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Program training programs in the United States recognized by the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF). The program trains graduate, intern, and resident level trainees in the implementation and treatment design of CBT-E/RP. University of Florida Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Program The University of Florida Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (UF OCD) Program is a treatment and research clinic in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Florida. The clinic is located in Gainesville, Florida. Created by Drs. Wayne Goodman and Gary Roy Geffken, the UF OCD program focuses on training and treatment of refractory Obsessive–compulsive disorder. The program originated as a stand alone clinic