Prof Polly Waite: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Academic
- Role
- associate professor of clinical psychology at the University of Oxford
- Quoted on
- Mental health
- Tracked press citations
- 1
- Most recently quoted
- 27 Aug 2026
“If you're a lovely, caring person, the thought of something bad happening can lead you to try to do something to keep safe. Responsibility and stressful life events can also be a factor.”
Where Prof Polly Waite has been quoted
- My teenage daughter’s OCD keeps getting worse. What can I do? | Ask Annalisa Barbieritheguardian.com · 27 Aug 2026
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