A survey of participants in two internet support groups for people with hair-pulling

BMC Psychiatry

Table 2 Perceived helpfulness: Data from two internet support groups (percentages)

	Telemailer	Trichees	chi-square	p -values
Learning about symptoms of TTM
Helpful	89.5	95.8	0.247	ns
Unhelpful	10.5	4.2
Learning about causes of TTM
Helpful	77.2	79.2	20.009	ns
Unhelpful	22.8	20.8
Learning about treatment of TTM
Helpful	82.4	91.6	0.523	ns
Unhelpful	17.6	8.4
Tips to decrease hair-pulling
Helpful	87.7	79.2	2.977	ns
Unhelpful	8.8	20.8
Not applicable (I don't have TTM)	3.5	0
Feeling supported
Helpful	87.7	87.5	2.612	ns
Unhelpful	12.3	8.3
Not applicable	0	4.2
Realizing that you're not alone with TTM
Helpful	98.2	91.6	2.849	ns
Unhelpful	1.8	4.2
Not applicable	0	4.2
Giving a name to the hair-pulling problem
Helpful	77.2	75	0.409	ns
Unhelpful	21.1	20.8
Not applicable	1.7	4.2
Learning about cognitive- behavioral therapy
Helpful	57.9	58.3	0.044	ns
Unhelpful	42.1	41.7
Learning about John Kender Diet
Helpful	94.8	50	19.534	<0.001
Unhelpful	5.2	50
Learning about Fish Oil Diet
Helpful	90.9	70	0.439	ns
Unhelpful	9.1	30

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