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I'm guessing that this caution is for those onychophagics that are driving our comparatively higher mean IQ score down. this site which talks about nail and cuticle picking in the larger context of skin picking or dermatillomania.
Marginal Notes 2009
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Some experts estimate that 2-5% of people have trich, and roughly 5% of people have skin-picking disorder, also referred to as dermatillomania or excoriation disorder.
Tearing our hair out: learning to treat compulsive hair-pulling Sara Talpos 2018
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