THE MASSACHUSETTS-GENERAL-HOSPITAL (MGH) HAIRPULLING SCALE .2. RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY

Authors
OSULLIVAN RL KEUTHEN NJ HAYDAY CF RICCIARDI JN BUTTOLPH ML JENIKE MA BAER L
Citation
Rl. Osullivan et al., THE MASSACHUSETTS-GENERAL-HOSPITAL (MGH) HAIRPULLING SCALE .2. RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY, Psychotherapy and psychosomatics, 64(3-4), 1995, pp. 146-148
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
146 - 148
Database
ISI
SICI code
0033-3190(1995)64:3-4<146:TM(HS.>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
Assessment of symptom severity and change in chronic hairpulling has b een limited by the absence of a psychometrically validated clinical ra ting scale. The Massachusetts General Hospital Hairpulling Scale demon strated test-retest reliability, convergent and divergent validity, an d sensitivity to change in hairpulling symptoms.