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MGH Hair Pulling Scale (MGH-HS)
Updated over a year ago

Focus Area: Hair Pulling

Overview: The MGH Hair Pulling Scale (MGH-HS) looks at the severity of a person's repetitive hair pulling. Some of the associated factors include urges to pull, frequency of pulling, perceived control over pulling, and distress associated with pulling. It can be helpful to track symptoms over time.

Total number of items: 7

Administration: Self-report

Standardized cadence: Weekly

Supported subscales: None

Age range: Adult

Scoring and interpretation: Answers are scored on a 5-point scale from 0-4 with the 0 option meaning no symptoms and the 4 option meaning most severe symptoms. Scores are summed and total scores range from 0 to 28. Higher scores are associated with more severe hair pulling symptoms.

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