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. 1995;64(3-4):141-5.
doi: 10.1159/000289003.

The Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Hairpulling Scale: 1. development and factor analyses

N J Keuthen  1 , R L O'Sullivan, J N Ricciardi, D Shera, C R Savage, A S Borgmann, M A Jenike, L Baer
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The Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Hairpulling Scale: 1. development and factor analyses

N J Keuthen et al. Psychother Psychosom. 1995.

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.

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