...Nancy J. Keuthen; Richard L. O’Sullivan; Joseph N. Ricciardi; David Shera; Cary R. Savage; Andrea S. Borgmann; Michael A. Jenike; Lee Baer We developed the MGH Hairpulling Scale to provide a brief, self-report instrument for assessing repetitive hairpulling. Seven individual items, rated...

...Richard L. O’Sullivan; Nancy J. Keuthen; Caroline F. Hayday; Joseph N. Ricciardi; Lynn Buttolph; Michael A. Jenike; Lee Baer Assessment of symptom severity and change in chronic hairpulling has been limited by the absence of a psychometrically validated clinical rating scale. The Massachusetts...

... is still needed before we can promise highly effective interventions tailored to the individual hairpuller. This review will summarize the evidence supporting, as well as challenging, a hypothesized link with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Current treatment approaches will be reviewed, as well as evidence...