Neuroscience explains why teens are so vulnerable to Big Tech social media platforms Big Tech is facing a ‘Big Tobacco’ moment. To regulate social media effectively, we need to understand the teenage brain.

"Think of the teen brain as a highway under construction... Neuroscience shows that heavy social media use can overstimulate the teen brain’s still-developing reward pathways in ways similar to addictive behaviours like gambling."

#PsychSky

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Over the course of two years (1937–1939), #experiment after experiment confirmed
the #vesicular #disintegration of #swelling #matter and the #organization of #bacteria and #cells from the #bions.
Wilhelm Reich
The #Cancer Biopathy

#suppressed #orgone #biophysics #history
#biosky #psychsky #oncology

"The substances were mixed and boiled, and my colleagues detected cell-like moving structures immediately after boiling."

Wilhelm Reich to Roger du Teil
12 December 1936
Beyond Psychology p.81
Edited by Mary Boyd Higgins

#orgone #biophysics #history
#biosky #medsky #psychsky
#dystopian #war #crime

Results of exp 2 (lower awareness rate for negative words)

New in Psychological Science! We've been studying visual non-conscious prioritization processes for decades, but not a lot is known about non-conscious speech processing. Does it conform to the same principles, despite the very different way it functions?
#consciousness #psychscisky #PsychSky

Diabetes and mental health This Review summarises the research into five common mental health problems that can affect adults living with type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, or gestational diabetes: fear of hypoglycaemia, diabete...

Mental health problems can impair self-care behaviours and contribute to the development of some types of #diabetes and diabetes complications www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#MentalHealth #T1D #T2D #GDM

#MedSky #EndoSky #PsychSky

Huge congratulations to Mia for winning the Texas A&M Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences 2nd Year Poster Symposium Presentation Award! 🏆

Way to go, Mia! We are so proud of your hard work and contribution to the lab!

#PsychSky #PsychSciSky #neuroskyence #AcademicSky

Association between GLP-1 receptor agonist use and worsening mental illness in people with depression and anxiety in Sweden: a national cohort study For anxiety and depression that co-occur with diabetes and obesity, semaglutide and, to a lesser extent, liraglutide might be useful dually effective therapeutic options. Randomised controlled trials ...

Published in @thelancetpsych.bsky.social

Association between #GLP-1 receptor agonist use and worsening #mental #illness in people with #depression and #anxiety in Sweden: a national cohort study www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#OpenAccess

#MedSky #EndoSky #PsychSky

SCOTUS ruling on conversion therapy is terrible decision for patients' rights & safety
We were already heading in this direction w/ profit trumping ethics, guidelines, standards of care, expertise in medicine
This decision just hastened it.
This was not intent of 1st amendment #medsky #psychsky

Name It. Feel It. Let It Go. open.substack.com/pub/kimcdick... #mentalhealth #psychsky

Pleased to announce that from 1st August 2026 I will be taking on a new role @ntupsychology.bsky.social as Academic Director of the new Nottingham Institute of Psychology! Can’t wait to lead my fab colleagues into an exciting future #PsychSky #Psychology #HigherEducation #NewJob

Review of Cannabis Use Finds Insufficient Evidence of Mental Health Benefit A review of cannabis use and mental health published in JAMA Internal Medicine may help clinicians advise patients on potential risks.

Unpopular opinion: Weed doesn’t appear to be the mental health treatment that ppl think it is🤔….

Per new review, no strong proof it helps PTSD, anxiety, or depression — but THC can worsen psychosis and mania.
The vibe ≠ the science.
#BlueSky #SciSky #MedSky #PsychSky #NurseSky #EMSky #PedsSky

#SocialScience #PsychSky somebody actually do this survey because I believe Themperor is making a correct assumption.

Black Trans Man looking to connect with #Atheism, #Disability, #MentalHealth & #MutualAid folks. Love an add to any starter packs!

@wvdave420.bsky.social @stimpunks.org @katewomersley.com @docuguy.bsky.social @mutualaidvoid.bsky.social

#AtheistSky #PsychSky #Neurodivergent #TransMutualAid #Atheist

In the past three decades, there has been growing recognition of the complex interplay between mental health and physical health among people with #diabetes www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#T1D #T2D #GDM #mentalhealth

#MedSky #EndoSky #PsychSky

Are Nursing Homes Misprescribing Antipsychotics? The HHS Inspector General claims that some nursing homes are inappropriately diagnosing residents with schizophrenia and prescribing antipsychotics without proper oversight.

The two IG reports--based on a selection of 40 nursing homes flagged for dementia care failings--are damning. Same story for decades--not enough staff, too many people being failed.

My story for @medscape.com

#geriatrics #Psychsky #eldercare #schizophrenia #Alzheimers #dementia #neurology

GLP-1s Prevent Death as a Result of Substance Use Disorders New research shows reduction in addiction and deaths while using GLP-1s.

A dive into some recent studies on GLP-1s and substance use disorders via @medscape.com

#Medsky #addiction #harmreduction #Psychsky #psychiatry #behavioralhealth #mentalhealth

Mark Solms, editor of The Revised Standard Edition of the Complete Psychological Works of Sigmund Freud, revisits #Freud with fresh eyes.

Read the blog: https://bit.ly/3PP3RSZ

#PsychSky #AcademicPublishing

Beyond the heart: the urgent need for a dementia-forward diabetes agenda The clinical practice of diabetes management has undergone a paradigm shift over the past two decades. GLP-1 receptor agonists and SGLT2 inhibitors have expanded the therapeutic focus beyond glycaemic...

Hui Shao & colleagues comment on:
Beyond the heart: the urgent need for a #dementia-forward #diabetes agenda thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#T2D

#MedSky #EndoSky #CardioSky #OncSky #PsychSky

Trends in cause-specific mortality among people with and without diabetes in high-income settings: a multinational, population-based study Mortality from cardiovascular disease and diabetes has declined among people with diabetes in most jurisdictions, whereas mortality from dementia has increased markedly, independent of age. Cardiovasc...

#Cardiovascular disease is no longer universally the most common cause of death among people with #diabetes in high-income countries thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#T2D #dementia #cancer

#MedSky #EndoSky #CardioSky #OncSky #PsychSky

Insightful piece by @lehersingh.bsky.social, who we are so fortunate to have as our chair

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Cover image by Daniel Garcia. Image depicts GLP-1 receptor agonist and healthy lifestyle benefits in type 2 diabetes.

Read our April Issue, featuring GLP-1 receptor agonists, healthy lifestyle, Cushing’s syndrome, automated insulin delivery, type 1 diabetes, Cushing’s disease, mental health, obesity, sleep, cardiometabolic health & much more tinyurl.com/mwfu4c6m

#MedSky #EndoSky #CardioSky #OncSky #PsychSky

I’m reimagining my course on philosophical issues in mental health… what’s one book you would recommend to undergrads with interests in this area? (by a philosopher, clinician, researcher, family member, or patient.)#philsci #therapysky #psychsky #histsci #histmed

Researchers are carefully designing therapist bots and one key aspect of that design is the bot connects to a real human as its "boss." There has to be a human at the other side or else this tech can go sideways. Current roster of gen ai tools take no care, offers no connection. #PsychSky #MedSky 🩺

Psychologist Alberta Banner Turner was born 117 years ago today. She spent her career investigating how the juvenile incarceration system treated Black youths, and the impact of that treatment, and working to improve Vocational Training.

#WomenInSTEM #PsychSky #WHM #BlackWomenInSTEM

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People with migraine have a nearly two-fold higher rate of depression or anxiety than those without migraine, and the association remains after adjustment for shared genetics or childhood family environments, reports a study in the Journal of Headache and Pain.
bit.ly/46ZY4A1

#MedSky #PsychSky

SIPS 2026 – June 8-10, 2026 Conference program for in-person SIPS 2026 in DC is live! (Online program coming soon.)

🔔 This is the last week to register for #SIPS2026 at early-bird rates!
Join us online and/or in person in Washington, DC!

Visit the conference page to review the preliminary program and travel information!
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#PsychSky

Cooing thoughts I am always important, no matter what, I've dealt situations I know it will get better, this hurts, so I need to be extra kind towards myself. This is tough but so I. Not everything will go my way, but I will try to flexible. Everything will get better sooner or later. It's not that great right now but it's not the worse ever. If I stay strong, I know I will get through it.

#psychsky

‘Massive boost of serotonin!’: How a dose of nature is treating mental illness A project in London is helping hundreds of people, providing a genuine alternative to traditional treatments

"Dose of Nature..prescribing time outside as a treatment for mental health..is outperforming standard NHS talking therapies, boasting a recovery rate of 64% compared with the health service’s 50%, and a reliable improvement rate of 86% compared with 69%"
#PsychSky
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What Hospital Rooms Taught Me About Control Living with chronic illness across three generations.

What Hospital Rooms Taught Me About Control open.substack.com/pub/kimcdick... #mentalhealth #psychsky #therapy

Is the US Entering a ‘Fifth Wave’ of the Overdose Crisis? Experts suggest an increase in stimulant use may signal a ‘fifth wave’ of the US overdose crisis.

My story for @medscape.com looks at the rise in stimulant-only use and associated increase in OD deaths from methamphetamine and cocaine alone.

#Psychsky #addiction #opioids #publichealth #epidemiology #substanceuse #harmreduction