Marta Isibor

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Marta Isibor (BSc Hons, MRes) is Clinical Psychologist Assistant Practitioner in Substance Misuse Psychology at NHS Lothian and Visiting Lecturer at Queen Margaret University. She is also a Committee Member of BFRB UK & Ireland. Using her research and lived experience of skin picking disorder, she advocates for greater awareness and understanding of body-focused repetitive behaviours, aiming to support affected individuals and advance knowledge in this area.

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Inside the urge: Interoception, affective touch, and the emerging science of skin-picking disorder

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A growing body of research suggests that disrupted interoception and affective touch might play a role in skin-picking disorder. This blog critically examines the first systematic review to map this emerging field.

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