Clarifying the relationship between Trichotillomania and anxiety

Jennifer R. Alexander; David C. Houghton; Michael P. Twohig; Martin E. Franklin; Stephen M. Saunders; Angela M. Neal-Barnett; Scott N. Compton; Douglas W. Woods

doi:10.1016/j.jocrd.2017.02.004

Clarifying the relationship between Trichotillomania and anxiety

Jennifer R. Alexander, David C. Houghton, Michael P. Twohig, Martin E. Franklin, Stephen M. Saunders, Angela M. Neal-Barnett, Scott N. Compton, Douglas W. Woods

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Abstract

Although research has consistently linked unidimensional anxiety with Trichotillomania (TTM) severity, the relationships between TTM severity and anxiety dimensions (e.g., cognitive and somatic anxiety) are unknown. This knowledge gap limits current TTM conceptualization and treatment. The present study examined these relationships with data collected from ninety-one adults who participated in a randomized clinical trial for TTM treatment. Based on prior research, it was hypothesized that TTM severity would be related to the cognitive anxiety dimension and that psychological inflexibility would mediate the association. Hypotheses were not made regarding the relationship between TTM severity and somatic anxiety. Regression analyses indicated that only cognitive dimensions of anxiety predicted TTM severity and that psychological inflexibility mediated this relationship. Implications for the conceptualization and treatment of TTM are discussed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	30-34
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
Volume	13
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocrd.2017.02.004
State	Published - Apr 1 2017
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Cognitive anxiety
Psychological inflexibility
Somatic anxiety
Trichotillomania

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Clinical Psychology
Psychiatry and Mental health

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