Future Proofing Study: a cluster randomised controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of a universal school-based cognitive–behavioural programme for adolescent depression

This is a *key* new paper in the world of school mental health interventions

A very large trial (N=6388) testing a universal CBT-based app for adolescent depression (13-14y)

No effects found (on depression, anxiety, distress or insomnia)

(🧵)

mentalhealth.bmj.com/content/28/1...

Dr. Stephanie Fitzpatrick - Presidential Address YouTube video by Society for HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY

We’re new around here on BlueSky 👋

Curious about what we do? Watch this presidential address from Dr. Stephanie Fitzpatrick: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSyn...

And explore more on our YouTube channel for insights into the field of health psychology, training, careers, and more!

Self-report outcomes seem not to overestimate treatment effects compared to clinician-rated outcomes.

Medicaid on the Chopping Block | NEJM House Republicans are considering proposals that would deeply cut federal Medicaid funding, make it harder for states to finance their contributions to the cost of Medicaid, and impose procedural b...

My new @nejm.org Perspective: Medicaid on the Chopping Block posted today, discussing the many essential roles #Medicaid plays and the major cuts now under consideration that could take away coverage and access from millions of low-income people. www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

What to Know About Groundbreaking Unrivaled Season The inaugural season of Unrivaled tips off Jan. 17 in Miami with 36 of the top WNBA players taking the court in the new 3-on-3 league. Here’s all you need to know about the groundbreaking season befor...

It’s officially time for Unrivaled.

The inaugural season tips off Friday in Miami with 36 of the top #WNBA players taking the court in the new 3-on-3 league.

At @canishoopus.bsky.social, I break down what the league is, who is playing, how to watch and more! www.canishoopus.com/2025/1/17/24...

And a #SkyHoops list that has NBAThreads peeps + Bluesky peeps that consistently talk hoops

Facilitative interpersonal skills in benign versus challenging therapy situations in trainee therapists: a pilot study - PubMed Therapists' responses to challenging therapy situations on the Facilitative Interpersonal Skills (FIS) performance task are a significant predictor of therapists' differences in treatment outcomes. Th...

Facilitative #interpersonal #skills in benign vs. challenging #therapy situations in trainee #therapists: a pilot study | pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39221904 | #PsychSciSky #psychology #openaccess #AcademicSky 🧪🤯👨‍⚕️

Mouth: full How we talk about eating when we're eating

If, like me,you sometimes find small talk a bit tricky, here's a blog post on why it isn't small after all.

The latest mouthfull.blog post features Fleabag and some 1970s preschoolers.

On the bigness of small talk:

This is the best paper you’ve probably never read. It covers underlying assumptions about what counts as a psychiatric disorder.

For example, are disorders defined by their underlying nature or are they categories identified by us for specific uses?

psychiatryonline.org/doi/epdf/10....

Evaluating the evidence base for university counseling services and their effectiveness using CORE measures: A systematic review and meta-analysis The Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation Outcome Measure (CORE-OM) is a pantheoretical measure of psychological functioning. Use of routine outcome…

Really interesting new research showing that university counselling services offering a range of therapies do substantially better than those offering just one therapy. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Interventions that enable individuals to circumvent obstacles, offers social support, provides incentives, and highlights healthy social norms are very effective at changing behavior.

Changing emotions, attitudes, and beliefs, doesn't help much. www.nature.com/articles/s44...

It's primary care, not pediatrics alone.

One could say that the research field on prevention of depression is stuck. Interested in this field and in solutions how to continue? Read my new open access paper in Current Directions in Psychological Science
doi.org/10.1177/0963...

Here's a Q&A thread about conversation analysis and research into communication in healthcare - from questions I've been asked! #EMCA #healthcarecommunication #healthcommunication

Against bucket lists This picture shows a line of climbers attempting to reach the summit of Mount Everest.

Here's a post I wrote arguing against bucket lists (I think they are simply not useful, contribute to harmful mass tourism without enriching people's experience, encouraging people to put off goals for play and recreation until retirement.

helendecruz.substack.com/p/against-bu...

I love this paper: The #psychotherapy hype checklist! 🔥👇🏻

#PsychSky #AcademicSky #PsychSciSky

WNBA Expansion Update: Who's the Frontrunner? - Beyond Women's Sports The current WNBA expansion update has 14 cities fighting to get that 16th franchise. The latest boom for the league has numerous...

WNBA Expansion Update: Who's the Frontrunner?
#WNBA #WNBAExpansion
Via
www.beyondwomenssports.com/wnba-expansi...

🔍Diving deep into the world of psychotherapies for #depression:

Our new multiverse meta-analysis created over 4000 meta-analyses.

The results?

Most analytical strategies suggest the efficacy of psychotherapy for depression.

🧵1/3

a basketball player is standing in front of a crowd with a basketball hoop in the background that says oracle ALT: a basketball player is standing in front of a crowd with a basketball hoop in the background that says oracle

NBA Twitter is coming to Bluesky 🥹

I put together a WNBA starter pack for those who are new to Bluesky and looking for some familiar faces from the other place who love women's hoops. go.bsky.app/BuG1DhS

New paper!📄 We analysed >350 million patient encounters in Norwegian primary care and found that 1/9 visits concern mental health! This is on par with cardiovascular (12.1%) and respiratory (11.0%) complaints, and only outnumbered by musculoskeletal complaints (17.7%)🧵 www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Screenshot of Google Drive in dark mode

oooh hello new native google drive dark mode

Addressing Inequities in Access to Mental Healthcare: A Policy Analysis of Community Mental Health S... Racial and ethnic minoritized uninsured populations in the United States face the greatest barriers to accessing mental healthcare. Historically, systems of care in the U.S. were set up using inadequa...

My paper analyzing policies passed at the federal and NC state levels that impacted CMHCs is out! I’ve been thinking about writing this piece since my 2nd year, and thanks to my coauthor Dr. Apryl Alexander, you can now read it as open access 😊

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

HSR: Mental health care provision in community health centers and hospital emergency department utilization onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Community health centers serve 1 in 11 Americans. They’re a safety net under stress Federally funded community health centers serve 1 in 11 Americans. Most of them are low-income and many are underinsured.

Community health centers serve 1 in 11 Americans. They’re a safety net under stress

Does anyone here know whether the VA hires psychologists whose PhDs are in School Psychology (APA Approved), but who have done internships (APA approved) and a postdoctoral fellowship working with the lifespan (i.e., PCBH, integrated primary care, health psych)?

people on top of and climbing the 'ivory tower'

New article collection launching today: Supporting the next generation of psychologists
go.nature.com/48Irn8M

Editorial: go.nature.com/3O0ajmp

Topics: mentorship, peer review, lab culture, doctoral training, and non-academic careers

Please share with your networks!

#psychscisky #academicsky

How History Has Shaped Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities: A Timeline of Policies and Events | KFF This timeline offers a historical view of significant U.S. federal policies and events spanning the early 1800s to today that have influenced present-day health disparities. It covers policies that di...

Our new interactive timeline provides historical context to help explain how current racial and ethnic health disparities are rooted in a long history of U.S. policies and events.

www.kff.org/how-history-...

Import your Twitter follows to Bluesky

I imported 18 friends from Twitter to Bluesky

Crisis response planning rapidly reduces suicidal ideation among U.S. military veterans receiving ma... Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is common among U.S. military veterans and is associated with increased risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviors. …

🚨 New Paper 🚨

We randomized veterans with PTSD to crisis response planning (CRP) or safety planning during massed PTSD therapy. Results support the superiority of CRP for suicide risk reduction. Sig diff emerged at week 1 & were maintained at treatment end.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...