Behavior therapy for pediatric trichotillomania: Exploring the effects of age on treatment outcome.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A randomized controlled trial examining the efficacy of behavior therapy for pediatric trichotillomania was recently completed with 24 participants ranging in age from 7 - 17. The broad age range raised a question about whether young children, older children, and adolescents would respond similarly to intervention. In particular, it is unclear whether the younger children have the cognitive capacity to understand concepts like "urges" and whether they are able to introspect enough to be able to benefit from awareness training, which is a key aspect of behavior therapy for trichotillomania.

Methods

Participants were randomly assigned to receive either behavior therapy (N = 12) or minimal attention control (N = 12), which was included to control for repeated assessm

SUBMITTER: Franklin ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2909953 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature