Factor analysis of the Massachusetts General Hospital Hairpulling Scale

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 707-709

  Keuthen, Nancy J ^a,f   Flessner, Christopher A ^b,f   Woods, Douglas W ^b,f   Franklin, Martin E ^c,f   Stein, Dan J ^d,e,f   Cashin, Susan E ^b,f  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^e MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f NONE

Author keywords

Factor analysis; Hairpulling; Self report scale; Trichotillomania

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL HAIRPULLING SCALE; PROMAX ROTATION; PSYCHOMETRY; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; TRICHOTILLOMANIA; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TRICHOTILLOMANIA;

EID: 34249317588     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2006.12.003     Document Type: Article

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