2019
Measuring Treatment Response in Pediatric Trichotillomania: A Meta-Analysis of Clinical Trials
Farhat LC, Olfson E, Levine JLS, Li F, Franklin ME, Lee HJ, Lewin AB, McGuire JF, Rahman O, Storch EA, Tolin DF, Zickgraf HF, Bloch MH. Measuring Treatment Response in Pediatric Trichotillomania: A Meta-Analysis of Clinical Trials. Journal Of Child And Adolescent Psychopharmacology 2019, 30: 306-315. PMID: 31794677, PMCID: PMC7476376, DOI: 10.1089/cap.2019.0103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical trialsTreatment responseOptimal cut pointCut pointsMassachusetts General Hospital Hair Pulling ScalePediatric trichotillomaniaClinical Global Impressions-Improvement scoreMeta-DiSc softwareClinical responsePediatric populationAge-related differencesSeverity ScaleImprovement scoresMeta-AnalysisYouden indexStandardized definitionsTTM severityOlder childrenTrichotillomaniaTrialsParent versionNational InstituteYoung childrenMGH-HPSDiscriminative ability
2013
Age and Gender Correlates of Pulling in Pediatric Trichotillomania
Panza KE, Pittenger C, Bloch MH. Age and Gender Correlates of Pulling in Pediatric Trichotillomania. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2013, 52: 241-249. PMID: 23452681, PMCID: PMC3745006, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2012.12.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFrequent urgesCommon comorbid conditionsPediatric trichotillomaniaProspective longitudinal studyType of treatmentCross-sectional findingsClinical characteristicsComorbid conditionsStructured rating scaleTreatment trialsComorbid depressionRating ScaleAnxiety disordersOlder childrenTrichotillomaniaDecreased abilityLongitudinal studyMale participantsAgeChildrenGreater distressFemale participantsLower ratesSymptomsGender correlates