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Graham Pringle 'Emu' PhD @grahampringle.bsky.social · 3d

Youth mental health is an intractable problem

The numbers do not come down with programs tried so far

There are programs that work, they don't happen in traditional settings though

Bricks and mortar will not help

Andrew Wilkie MP @andrewwilkiemp.bsky.social · 3d

Very welcome federal funding boost for youth mental health services, including $412k for Headspace Hobart. Young Tasmanians have some of the highest rates of mental health conditions in Australia and desperately need access to well-funded support services. #auspol #politas

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Dr Chris Forman @drcjforman.bsky.social · Sep 4

Used to wonder why sweeteners gave me headaches, you can taste that it’s not sugar. If you’re gonna go for fizzy drinks, have them full fat (sugar) but have them as a treat. Easier said than done, I appreciate

the Food Feed @foodfeed.skyfleet.blue · Sep 4

Sweeteners can harm cognitive health equivalent to 1.6 years of ageing, study finds
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2025/sep/03/sweeteners-can-harm-cognitive-health-equivalent-to-16-years-of-ageing-study-finds

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Mad in America @mad-in-america.bsky.social · Sep 2

Psychosis Severity Tied to Childhood Trauma, Not Inherited Mental Illness

A cross-national study shows trauma’s lasting impact on psychosis is not explained by parental mental illness.

By Richard Sears

www.madinamerica.com/2025/09/psyc...

Psychosis Severity Tied to Childhood Trauma, Not Inherited Mental Illness

Childhood maltreatment has a powerful and independent impact on psychosis later in life, according to new research on schizophrenia spectrum disorders.

www.madinamerica.com

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Aaron Balick 🍉 @aaronbalick.com · Aug 27

It’s ironic that we embrace broad identity labels to express how unique we are.

Now we have a new one for people who don’t like groups, and share rare traits like authenticity and independent thinking.

Call me anal but I don't think we need it.

My GQ latest:

www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/a-ne...

A new personality type - ‘Otrovert’ - is here to make life even more confusing

Forget ‘extroverts’ and ‘introverts’, there's a new way to categorise ourselves in town

www.gq-magazine.co.uk

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Dr Chris Forman @drcjforman.bsky.social · Jul 16

open.spotify.com/episode/0LWS...

Does ADHD Exist? Rethinking Psychiatric Diagnoses with Dr. Sami Timimi, Leading UK Child Psychiatrist

Six Hats · Episode

open.spotify.com

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · Jul 14

UK mental health people (incl users), please feed back on this draft of the Youth Access Quality Framework (on youth mental health hubs). #healthpolicy #mentalhealth

Full disclosure: my PhD student had something to do with this.

www.youthaccess.org.uk/quality-and-...

The Youth Access Quality Framework consultation

Complete the quality framework consultation to help us ensure it's meaningful, practical, and supportive

www.youthaccess.org.uk

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Dr Chris Forman @drcjforman.bsky.social · Jul 13

Remember, if a health product is trending on social media, tell them to stick it up their **** rather than yours.

Bruce Y Lee @bruceylee.bsky.social · Jul 13

If you are thinking of getting a coffee enema, you may want to read the article I just wrote for @forbes.com first to decide whether in the end it's a good or bad idea to put coffee there.

🛟 🧪 😷 #AcademicSky #MedSky #episky🩺 #HiSciSky Public Health #science

www.forbes.com/sites/brucel...

Coffee Enemas Are Trending On Social Media. Here Are The Dangers

Some wellness influencers have been pushing the use of coffee enemas on social media. But are their claims backed by scientific evidence? And what might be the risks?

www.forbes.com

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Dr Chris Forman @drcjforman.bsky.social · Jun 25

I’d say around 30, based on previous figures.

My worry will be revisions that ever-expand the diagnostic criteria and further narrow what can be subjectively seen as normal functioning, behaviour, and reactions to adversity

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Dr Chris Forman @drcjforman.bsky.social · Jun 22

Psychology students, if you are looking for an example of conflicts of interest in research and theory development, look no further.

James Davies PhD @drjamesdaviesbskys.bsky.social · Jun 22

Maria A Oquendo, the new Chair of DSM-6 (yes it's coming) has received unrestricted educational grants and/or lecture fees form AstraZeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Eli Lilly, Janssen, Otsuka, Pfizer, Sanofi-Aventis, and Shire. She receives royalties from the commercial use of....

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AmazzoneFuriosa 🦋 🇺🇦 @amazzonefuriosa.bsky.social · Jun 20

Those living in England and willing to get off antidepressants, benzodiazepines and z-drugs safely can be referred to this clinic run by @markhoro.bsky.social and @joannamoncrieff.bsky.social Lucky them! #pharmasky #medsky
www.nelft.nhs.uk/national-psy...

National Psychiatric Drug Deprescribing Clinic (PDC)

www.nelft.nhs.uk

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Dr Chris Forman @drcjforman.bsky.social · Jun 21

How are you supposed to dress for roaring heat but strong chance of thunderstorms? 🫠

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Aaron Balick 🍉 @aaronbalick.com · Jun 19

Yup. They call it psychoanalysis, circa 1900.

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Dr Chris Forman @drcjforman.bsky.social · May 20

“There is evidence of other bad outcomes too, such as decreased prosocial behaviour or decreased relationship quality with parents.”

The Guardian @theguardian.com · May 20

Mental-health lessons in schools sound like a great idea. The trouble is, they don’t work | Lucy Foulkes

All-class therapy sessions don’t help, and may even make matters worse. The evidence shows we need different solutions, says Dr Lucy Foulkes, an academic psychologist at Oxford University

www.theguardian.com

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Dr Chris Forman @drcjforman.bsky.social · May 8

Did anyone else experience a seismic shift today? Like something had turned a corner?

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Dr Lucy Foulkes @lucyfoulkes.bsky.social · Apr 25

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...

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

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European Society for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry @escaponline.bsky.social · Apr 16

The romanticisation of mental health problems in adolescents and its implications: a narrative review by Awa Ndour & Lucy Foulkes - now online and #openaccess in our #ECAP journal:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

#youthmentalhealth #mentalhealth #ESCAP

The romanticisation of mental health problems in adolescents and its implications: a narrative review - European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Romanticisation is the perception and portrayal of a phenomenon as more attractive, interesting, cool, profound or desirable than it really is. There are concerns that mental health problems are incre...

link.springer.com

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Dr Chris Forman @drcjforman.bsky.social · Apr 15

Black Mirror Season 7 is chilling and close to the bone as it always has been. @charliebrooker.bsky.social is still a genius. Looking forward to the Bandersnatch sequel #BlackMirror #Netflix

Dr Chris Forman @drcjforman.bsky.social · Apr 13

All in all, Musk and Thiel’s ideology stems from an existential crisis within themselves. In other words, they cannot accept their own mortality.

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

‘Founder as Victim, Founder as God’: Peter Thiel, Elon Musk and the two bodies of the entrepreneur

Silicon Valley’s tech moguls have increasing political ambitions, as spectacularly illustrated by Peter Thiel’s and Elon Musk’s involvements in the US 2022 midterm elections and 2024 presidential e...

www.tandfonline.com

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NHS Practitioner Health @nhsprachealth.bsky.social · Apr 9

@bpsofficial.bsky.social

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Joanna Moncrieff @joannamoncrieff.bsky.social · Apr 8

There's a common misconception that ADHD has been shown to have a neurological basis. It hasn't. The evidence is not compelling e.g. this negative meta-analysis of neuroimaging studies. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Brain alterations in children/adolescents with ADHD revisited: A neuroimaging meta-analysis of 96 structural and functional studies

The findings of neuroimaging studies in children/adolescents with ADHD, and even those of previous meta-analyses, are divergent. Here, Activation Like…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Dr Chris Forman @drcjforman.bsky.social · Apr 8

Been shouting about this for a long time. Fix health services from the ground up, starting with communities and addressing the social difficulties within them. It does permeate.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...