What is it about?
Investigates the nature of dysfunctional cognitions and beliefs that trigger hairpulling episodes according to in-depth interviews with eight adults with trichotillomania.
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Why is it important?
The nature and role of dysfunctional cognitions and beliefs in trichotillomania has been under-researched. Greater understanding of this element of trichotillomania's phenomenology has the potential to inform and improve cognitive-behavioural models of and treatments for the disorder.
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This page is a summary of: The Role of Cognitions and Beliefs in Trichotillomania: A Qualitative Study Using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, Behaviour Change, August 2015, Cambridge University Press,
DOI: 10.1017/bec.2015.11.
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