Childhood Habit Behaviors and Stereotypic Movement Disorder: Differential Diagnoses & Workup

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Further Reading

Keywords

childhood habit behaviors, stereotypic movement disorder, habits, teeth grinding, bruxism, hair pulling, thumb sucking, breath holding, breath-holding spells, stereotypies, nose picking, rocking, nail biting, nailbiting, head banging, headbanging, habitlike behavior

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Cynthia R Ellis, MD, Director of Developmental Medicine, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics and Psychiatry, Munroe Meyer Institute for Genetics and Rehabilitation, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Cynthia R Ellis, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Nebraska Medical Association
Disclosure: Bristol-Myers Squibb Grant/research funds Other

Coauthor(s)

Connie Jo Schnoes, PhD, Assistant Research Professor, Department of Special Education & Communication Disorders, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Holly Jean Roberts, MS, PhD, Post Doctoral Fellow, Department of Developmental Pediatrics, Munroe-Meyer Institute, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Medical Editor

Chet Johnson, MD, Medical Director, Child Development Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Professor, University of Kansas Medical Center
Chet Johnson, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics
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Mary L Windle, PharmD, Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy, Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine.com, Inc
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CME Editor

Carrie Sylvester, MD, MPH, Director of Education in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, Northwestern University Medical School
Carrie Sylvester, MD, MPH is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Medical Women's Association, American Psychiatric Association, and American Society for Adolescent Psychiatry
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Chief Editor

Caroly Pataki, MD, Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Division Chair of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Director of Training, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Residency Program, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine
Caroly Pataki, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, New York Academy of Sciences, and Physicians for Social Responsibility
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