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COGNITIVE AND BEHAVIORAL PRACTICE
Volume 13, Issue 3, Pages 215-226Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpra.2005.05.004
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Despite the widespread nature and significant impact of trichotillomania (TTM), relatively few controlled studies have evaluated treatment options for people with this disorder. Pharmacological treatment and behavior therapy are the two most widely accepted approaches to treating TTM, but few mental health professionals with appropriate expertise are available to provide care. The cost Of treatment also is prohibitive in some cases. A number of self-help books are available for people with TTM, but no empirical data have documented associated outcomes. This paper describes the development and two phases of program evaluation for an alternative, Internet-based self-help treatment strategy for repetitive hair putting. StopPulling. com is an on-line, interactive self-help approach derived from evidence-based cognitive behavioral models of treatment for TTM. Following program development, an initial test phase elicited feedback from individuals with repetitive hair pulling and professionals with expertise in the treatment of TTM or Web site development. StopPulling. com was modified in accordance with feedback From this initial test phase, and a revised version was made available to the public in January 2003. Prelimonary data from 265 users of the program during the first year of public availability suggested signficant improvement in symptoms, with some evidence that duration of program use accounted for reductions in symptom severity. Response rates were comparable to long-term follow-up after none intense cognitive behavioral treatment. StopPulling. com may provide a potentially useful self-help alternative or adjunctive strategy for repetitive hair pulling.
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