Skin picking. ACT enhanced behavioral training vs. waitlist control. N=84. Bowers, E.M., Capel, L.K., Woolley, M.G., Barnes, A., Twohig, M.P., & Levin, M.E. (2024). Efficacy and Feasibility of Web-Based ACT-Enhanced Behavioral Treatment for Skin Picking in Adults: A Randomized Waitlist-Controlled Tr
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This randomized waitlist-controlled trial evaluates the efficacy and feasibility of a web-based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)-enhanced behavioral treatment for adults with skin picking disorder. The study includes 84 participants and compares the intervention group against a waitlist control condition. Published in the Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, the resource details the outcomes of this digital therapeutic approach.
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- Emily M. Bowers (Utah State University), Leila K. Capel (Utah State University), Mercedes G. Woolley (Utah State University), Aubry Barnes (Utah State University), Michael P. Twohig (Utah State University), Michael E. Levin (Utah State University)
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- 2024-09-06
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- 10.1016/j.jocrd.2024.100909
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@article{allodium:1e5673f0e1d64233,
title = {Skin picking. ACT enhanced behavioral training vs. waitlist control. N=84. Bowers, E.M., Capel, L.K., Woolley, M.G., Barnes, A., Twohig, M.P., \& Levin, M.E. (2024). Efficacy and Feasibility of Web-Based ACT-Enhanced Behavioral Treatment for Skin Picking in Adults: A Randomized Waitlist-Controlled Tr},
author = {Emily M. Bowers and Leila K. Capel and Mercedes G. Woolley and Aubry Barnes and Michael P. Twohig and Michael E. Levin},
year = {2024},
journal = {ACBS},
doi = {10.1016/j.jocrd.2024.100909},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocrd.2024.100909}
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TY - JOUR TI - Skin picking. ACT enhanced behavioral training vs. waitlist control. N=84. Bowers, E.M., Capel, L.K., Woolley, M.G., Barnes, A., Twohig, M.P., & Levin, M.E. (2024). Efficacy and Feasibility of Web-Based ACT-Enhanced Behavioral Treatment for Skin Picking in Adults: A Randomized Waitlist-Controlled Tr AU - Bowers, Emily M. AU - Capel, Leila K. AU - Woolley, Mercedes G. AU - Barnes, Aubry AU - Twohig, Michael P. AU - Levin, Michael E. PY - 2024 PB - ACBS DO - 10.1016/j.jocrd.2024.100909 UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocrd.2024.100909 ER -
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Bowers, E. M., Capel, L. K., Woolley, M. G., Barnes, A., Twohig, M. P., & Levin, M. E. (2024). Skin picking. ACT enhanced behavioral training vs. waitlist control. N=84. Bowers, E.M., Capel, L.K., Woolley, M.G., Barnes, A., Twohig, M.P., & Levin, M.E. (2024). Efficacy and Feasibility of Web-Based ACT-Enhanced Behavioral Treatment for Skin Picking in Adults: A Randomized Waitlist-Controlled Tr. ACBS. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocrd.2024.100909
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