Picuture showing forthcoming book, called 'Keep your hair on: understanding urges to pick, pull and bite' by Clare Mackay, which will be launched in April 2026
Big news!
I loved researching and writing this book, which is all about shedding the shame, and getting really curious about urges to pick, pull and bite.
I can't wait to share it with you! It's out on April 2nd, and is available to pre-order now.
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With huge thanks to all authors - @pollywaite.bsky.social, @sakshirajesh.bsky.social, and Eleanor Leigh! @topicgroup.bsky.social (6/6)
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It's not that there is a lack of trials including youth with GAD; instead, the problem is the availability of disorder-specific outcome data. As such, to better our understanding of each anxiety diagnosis in its own right, there is a need to improve reporting and data sharing practices… (5/6)
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Following narrative synthesis, we concluded that there is preliminary evidence for psychological therapies increasing chances of remission for youth with primary GAD compared to waitlist, but we can’t yet tell how big this improvement is… (4/6)
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Despite our search identifying 134 full texts, only 6 were eligible for inclusion in our narrative synthesis (just n = 217 participants). Three assessed psychological therapies that were tailored to GAD, and the remaining three were broad-stroke interventions for a range of anxiety disorders… (3/6)
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We searched for peer-reviewed RCTs of psychological therapies for child and adolescent anxiety disorders. Importantly, studies were eligible only if data were available at the level of each individual anxiety diagnosis, as this allowed us to zoom in on outcomes for GAD specifically… (2/6)
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JCPP Advances | ACAMH Child Development Journal | Wiley Online Library
Background Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is common in children and adolescents, and if not successfully treated, has negative consequences for their current and subsequent mental health. Whilst...
Very pleased to share our latest paper - a systematic review of psychological therapies for primary Generalised Anxiety Disorder in children and adolescents - which has recently been published in JCPP Advances. It’s available here doi.org/10.1002/jcv2..., or keep reading for the key messages! (1/6)
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YouTube video by The Trich Prof
The 6 things everyone should know about body-focused repetitive behaviours (BFRBs)
Sharing this incredible video by @claremackay.bsky.social explaining six things we should all know about body-focused repetitive behaviours (BFRBs): youtu.be/Rkc-vpXJ8Bw?...
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