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)

New paper with @claremackay.bsky.social led by MSc student Talia Mayerson on the role of shame in the adolescent hairpulling and co-occurring anxiety and depressive symptomology: acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/.... Summary below:

Hairpulling, skin picking and nail biting are common but misunderstood. Pls watch and share this brilliant video by @claremackay.bsky.social explaining 6 things we should know about body-focused repetitive behaviours (BFRBs): youtu.be/Rkc-vpXJ8Bw?...

A huge congratulation to our DPhil student @amymccall.bsky.social who has just won the #MRC Max Perutz Award recognising outstanding science communication from MRC PhD students for her brilliant video on her work researching panic disorder in young people: www.youtube.com/shorts/DK0xg...

#HiSciSky I'm a clinical psychologist at Oxford Uni interested in adolescent anxiety disorders, OCD and Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviours.