THE MASSACHUSETTS-GENERAL-HOSPITAL (MGH) HAIRPULLING SCALE .1. DEVELOPMENT AND FACTOR-ANALYSES

Authors
KEUTHEN NJ OSULLIVAN RL RICCIARDI JN SHERA D SAVAGE CR BORGMANN AS JENIKE MA BAER L
Citation
Nj. Keuthen et al., THE MASSACHUSETTS-GENERAL-HOSPITAL (MGH) HAIRPULLING SCALE .1. DEVELOPMENT AND FACTOR-ANALYSES, Psychotherapy and psychosomatics, 64(3-4), 1995, pp. 141-145
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry,Psychology,Psychiatry,Psychology
Journal title
Psychotherapy and psychosomatics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00333190
Volume
64
Issue
3-4
Year of publication
1995
Pages
141 - 145
Database
ISI
SICI code
0033-3190(1995)64:3-4<141:TM(HS.>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
We developed the MGH Hairpulling Scale to provide a brief, self-report instrument for assessing repetitive hairpulling. Seven individual ite ms, rated for severity from 0 to 4, assess urges to pull, actual pulli ng, perceived control, and associated distress. We administered the sc ale 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.