Affective states and racial identity among African-American women with trichotillomania

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 753-757

  Neal Barnett, Angela ^a,b   Stadulis, Robert ^a,b  

^a Kent State University ^*

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Affective correlates; African Americans; Chronic hair pulling; Racial identity; Trichotillomania

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EGO IDENTITY; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GUILT; HAIR LOSS; HUMAN; IDEOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RACISM; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRICHOTILLOMANIA;

ADULT; AFFECT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; TRICHOTILLOMANIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646505068     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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