ACT‐enhanced group behavior therapy for trichotillomania and skin‐picking disorder: A feasibility study

Autor: Hanna Delby, Christian Rück, Volen Z. Ivanov, Martin Bellander, Fabian Lenhard, Mia Asplund, Tove Gunnarsson
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Journal of Clinical Psychology. 77:1537-1555
ISSN: 1097-4679
0021-9762
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.23147
Popis: OBJECTIVE To evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of ACT-enhanced Group Behavior Therapy (AEGBT) for mixed diagnosis groups including patients with trichotillomania (TTM) and skin-picking disorder (SPD) in routine psychiatric care. METHOD Adult patients (N = 40) with TTM and/or SPD received 10 weeks of AEGBT followed by five booster sessions. The primary outcome measure for TTM was the Massachusetts General Hospital Hairpulling Scale (MGH-HPS) and for SPD the Skin Picking Scale-Revised (SPS-R), assessed at posttreatment and at booster sessions. RESULTS Results showed significant reductions in hair pulling and skin-picking severity from baseline to posttreatment and large effect sizes at posttreatment. Improvements remained significant at the 12-month follow-up for patients with SPD, but not for patients with TTM. Group attendance was high and few patients dropped out from treatment. The group format enabled therapists to see 25% more patients compared with an individual format. CONCLUSION The results provide initial support for the feasibility and efficacy of an adapted treatment approach for TTM and SPD.
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