Body Focused Repetitive Behaviours (BFRB) Conference

Registration is now open for the first ever Oxford BFRB (Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviours) Conference.

In partnership with BFRB UK & Ireland, this conference will bring together people interested in, and living with, BFRBs (Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviours).

Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviours (BFRBs) are a group of complex mental health disorders that are characterised by the uncontrollable urge to pull, pick, scratch, cut, or bite one’s own hair, skin, or nails. People with BFRBs often experience high levels of emotional distress as a result of these behaviours which can severely impact everyday life, causing avoidance and disruption at work, school and social situations. The behaviours can also lead to damage to the body, such as thinning hair or bald patches, skin lesions, scarring, and infection.

Day 1 is a research symposium for academics and people with lived experience;

Day 2 is a Community Day for people to connect and learn from each other in a more informal setting.

Anyone with personal and/or scientific interest in BFRBs are warmly encouraged to attend.

More info and tickets: www.psych.ox.ac.uk/BFRBConf  (book by 23.08.24)

This is an in person and online event.