Affective regulation in trichotillomania: Evidence from a large-scale internet survey

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 637-644

  Shusterman, Anna ^a   Feld, Lauren ^a   Baer, Lee ^b   Keuthen, Nancy ^b  

^a WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Affective regulation; Anxiety; Emotion; Hair pulling; Internet survey; Trichotillomania

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTIONALITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOMENOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TRICHOTILLOMANIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; TRICHOTILLOMANIA;

EID: 67650111676     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2009.04.004     Document Type: Article

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