The BTRL is one of the leading research units in the country focusing on the OC-Spectrum conditions of Trichotillomania and Chronic Skin Picking (CSP) in adults and children.

The BTRL Conducts Research on non-drug treatments for TTM and CSP. It also seeks to understand the cause of these problems and conducts research to determine the psychological ramifications of having the disorders.

            Flessner, C. A., Woods, D. W., Franklin, M. E., Keuthen, N. J., Piacentini, J. C., Cashin, S. E., Moore, P., & TLC-SAB (in press).  The Milwaukee Inventory for Styles of Trichotillomania-Child Version (MIST-C):  The Assessment of Pulling Subtypes in Children and Adolescents.  Behavior Modification.

            Flessner, C. A., Woods, D. W., Franklin, M. E., Cashin, S. E., Keuthen, N. J., & Trichotillomania Learning Center Scientific Advisory Board.  (in press).  The Milwaukee Inventory for Subtypes of Trichotillomania-Adults (MIST-A):  Development, Exploratory Factor Analysis, and Psychometric Properties.  Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment.

            Marcks, B. A. & Woods, D. W.  (in press).  Role of Thought-Related Beliefs and Coping Strategies in the Escalation of Intrusive Thoughts: An Analogue to Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.  Behaviour Research and Therapy.

            Keuthen, N. J., Flessner, C. A., Woods, D. W., Franklin, M. E., Stein, D. J., & Trichotillomania Learning Center Scientific Advisory Board.  (2007).  Factor analysis of the Massachusetts General Hospital Hairpulling Scale.   Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 62, 707-709

             Norberg, M. M., Wetterneck, C. T., Woods, D. W., & Conelea, C. A.  (2007).  Examination of the mediating role of psychological acceptance in relationships between cognitions and severity of chronic hairpulling.   Behavior Modification, 31, 367-381.

             Stein, D. J., Garner, J., Keuthen, N. J., Franklin, M. E., Woods, D. W., et al. (2007).  Trichotillomania, stereotypic movement disorder, and related disorders.  Current Psychiatry Reports, 9, X-X.

             Flessner, C. A. & Woods, D. W.  (2006).  Phenomenological characteristics, social problems, and the economic impact associated with chronic skin picking.  Behavior Modification, 30, 944-963.

             Marcks, B. A., Wetterneck, C. T., & Woods, D. W. (2006).  Investigating health care providers’ knowledge about trichotillomania and its treatment.  Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 35, 19-27.

            Teng, E. J., Woods, D. W., & Twohig, M. P.  (2006).  Habit reversal as a treatment for chronic skin picking:  A pilot investigation.  Behavior Modification, 30, 411-422.

            Wetterneck, C. T., Woods, D. W., Norberg, M. M., & Begotka, A.  M.  (2006).  The social and economic impact of trichotillomania.  Behavioral Interventions, 21, 97-109.

            Woods, D. W., Flessner, C. A., Franklin, M. E., Keuthen, N. J., Goodwin, R., Stein, D. J., Walther, M., & Trichotillomania Learning Center Scientific Advisory Board. (2006).  The Trichotillomania Impact Project (TIP):  Exploring Phenomenology, Functional Impairment, and Treatment Utilization.  Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 67, 1877-1888.

             Woods, D. W., Flessner, C. A., Franklin, M. E., Wetterneck, C. T., Walther, M., Anderson, E. R., & Cardona, D.  (2006).  Understanding and Treating Trichotillomania:  What we know and what we don’t know. Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 29, 487-501.

             Woods, D. W., Wetterneck, C. T., & Flessner, C. A.  (2006).  A controlled evaluation of acceptance and commitment therapy plus habit reversal as a treatment for trichotillomania.  Behaviour Research and Therapy, 44, 639-656.

            Marcks, B. A., Woods, D. W., & Ridosko, J. L. (2005). The effects of trichotillomania disclosure on peer perceptions and social acceptability.   Body Image:  An International Journal of Research, 2, 299-306.

            Begotka, A. M., Woods, D. W., & Wetterneck, C. T.  (2004).  The relationship between experiential avoidance and the severity of trichotillomania in a non-referred population.  Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 35, 17-24.

            Himle, M. B., Flessner, C. A., & Woods, D. W.  (2004).  Advances in the Behavior Analytic Treatment of Trichtoillomania and Tourette’s Syndrome.  Journal of Early and Intensive Behavioral Interventions, 1, 57-64.  From  http://www.behavior-analyst-online.org/JEIBI/index.htm

            Teng, E.  J., Woods, D.  W., Marcks, B. A., & Twohig, M.  P.  (2004).  Body focused repetitive behavior problems:  The proximal and distal effects of affective variables on behavioral expression.  Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 26, 55-64.

            Twohig, M. P. & Woods, D. W.  (2004).  A Preliminary Investigation of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Habit Reversal as a Treatment for Trichotillomania.  Behavior Therapy, 35, 803-820.

             Twohig, M.  P. & Woods, D.  W.  (2001).  Habit reversal as a treatment for chronic skin picking in typically developing adult male siblings.  Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 34, 217-220.

            Woods, D.  W., Fuqua, R.  W., Siah, A.,  Sauer, L., Welch, M., Blackman, E., & Seif, T.  (2001).  Understanding habits:  A preliminary investigation of nail biting function in children.  Education and Treatment of Children, 24,  199-216.

            Boudjouk, P., Woods, D.  W., Miltenberger, R.  G., & Long, E.  S.  (2000).  Negative peer evaluation in adolescents:  Effects of tic disorders and trichotillomania.  Child and Family Behavior Therapy, 22, 17-28.