Handbook on Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders by Katharine A. Phillips Dan J. Stein & Dan J. Stein

Author:Katharine A. Phillips,Dan J. Stein & Dan J. Stein
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: American Psychiatric Association Publishing
Published: 2015-03-16T04:00:00+00:00

Other measures

Self-monitoring

During treatment, it is often useful to have patients engage in daily self-monitoring. For example, they can be asked to record minutes spent pulling per day or number of “submits” (how often they pulled) versus “resists” (how often they wanted to pull but did not) each day.

Minutes spent pulling per day (or other outcomes)

Photographs

It may be useful to take photographs of pulled areas to have objective assessment of progress.

Photographs of bald spots

Hair collection

Ask patient to collect (and count) pulled hairs. This can be a helpful and objective way of monitoring progress.

Counts of pulled hairs

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