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N J Keuthen1, R L O'Sullivan, J N Ricciardi, D Shera, C R Savage, A S Borgmann, M A Jenike, L Baer.
Abstract
We developed the MGH Hairpulling Scale to provide a brief, self-report instrument for assessing repetitive hairpulling. Seven individual items, rated for severity from 0 to 4, assess urges to pull, actual pulling, perceived control, and associated distress. We administered the scale to 119 consecutive patients with chronic hairpulling. Statistical analyses indicate that the seven items form a homogenous scale for the measurement of severity in this disorder.Entities:
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Year: 1995 PMID: 8657844 DOI: 10.1159/000289003
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Psychother Psychosom ISSN: 0033-3190 Impact factor: 17.659