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Martin Plöderl

@ploederl.bsky.social

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Clinical psychologist and psychotherapist, part-time researcher with a focus on suicide prevention and psychopharmacology. https://ploederlm.github.io/publications/ https://scholar.google.at/citations?user=76cO6AEAAAAJ&hl=de Nature, espresso, cycling.

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Martin Plöderl @ploederl.bsky.social · 5m

There's both a record of CO2 emissions and friends/colleagues planning long-distance flights/holidays

Martin Plöderl @ploederl.bsky.social · 21m

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21st European Symposium on Suicide and Suicidal Behaviour: SAVE THE DATE

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Martin Plöderl @ploederl.bsky.social · 1d

And there might be a difference between preventing attempts with low vs high lethality.

Martin Plöderl @ploederl.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks, this is a good one!

Martin Plöderl @ploederl.bsky.social · 2d

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Martin Plöderl @ploederl.bsky.social · 2d

d = 4.9137854

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Ian Hussey @ianhussey.mmmdata.io · 2d

Make an effect size prediction!

@jamiecummins.bsky.social and I are replicating Balcetis & Dunning's (2010) "chocolate is more desirable than poop" (Cohen's d = 4.52)

Let us known in the replies what effect size you think we'll find. Details of the study in the thread below.

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Eiko Fried @eikofried.bsky.social · 2d

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Planet’s first catastrophic climate tipping point reached, report says, with coral reefs facing ‘widespread dieback’

Unless global heating is reduced to 1.2C ‘as fast as possible’, warm water coral reefs will not remain ‘at any meaningful scale’, a report by 160 scientists from 23 countries warns

www.theguardian.com

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Martin Plöderl @ploederl.bsky.social · 2d

Afterthought: I wonder how selection of samples impact results, that is, I wonder how unguided self-help would work for typical patients seen in clinical practice, especially in terms of compliance and drop-out. Is there research on this?

Martin Plöderl @ploederl.bsky.social · 2d

Could be - will ask :-)

Martin Plöderl @ploederl.bsky.social · 2d

I thought so, but the effect was a bit smaller: 0.22
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Antidepressants and quality of life in patients with major depressive disorder – Systematic review and meta‐analysis of double‐blind, placebo‐controlled RCTs

Background Quality of Life (QoL) is an important outcome in mental disorders. We investigated whether antidepressant pharmacotherapy improved QoL vs. placebo among patients with MDD. Methods Syste.....

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Health Nerd @gidmk.bsky.social · 19d

Science can be such a headache sometimes.

This study has hit the headlines because the authors claim that it shows that soft drinks cause people to be depressed by negatively impacting their gut microbiome.

Several BIG issues with this 1/n

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Health Nerd @gidmk.bsky.social · 15d

This is a fascinating story.

A Lebanese team published a study showing massive benefits for apple cider vinegar in 2024. People immediately noticed it was problematic, and complained.

BMJ asked the authors for the data, and they sent it through. The study has just been retracted and WOW 1/n

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Martin Plöderl @ploederl.bsky.social · 2d

Austrian/Bavarian here: I have never seen plastic spoons here...

Martin Plöderl @ploederl.bsky.social · 2d

Congratulations!
That's about the effect size seen for antidepressants, AFAIK.

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Ian Hussey @ianhussey.mmmdata.io · 11d

My article "Data is not available upon request" was published in Meta-Psychology. Very happy to see this out!
open.lnu.se/index.php/me...

LnuOpen | Meta-Psychology

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Martin Plöderl @ploederl.bsky.social · 2d

Indeed. I can't remember meta-analytic effects for suicide ideation. Do you?

Martin Plöderl @ploederl.bsky.social · 2d

One more trial finding that CBT reduces suicide attempts compared to an active control condition.
No difference for suicide ideation

Brief Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Suicidal Military Personnel and Veterans

This randomized clinical trial investigates if brief cognitive behavioral therapy for suicide prevention reduces suicide attempts and suicidal ideation among high-risk suicidal US military personnel a...

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Martin Plöderl @ploederl.bsky.social · 3d

Meds, including antidepressants, are often prescribed longer than recommended
www.annfammed.org/content/23/S...

Legacy Prescribing: A population based study demonstrating this is a global system issue driving unnecessary medication use

CONTEXT Polypharmacy is a key clinical challenge for us in primary care. Legacy prescribing is defined as drugs that are usually prescribed for an intermediate term (>3 months, but not indefinitely), ...

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Martin Plöderl @ploederl.bsky.social · 3d

Er ist sooo gut!
m.youtube.com/watch?v=O9x2...

Hape Kerkeling - Evje van Dampen "Liebe ist Arbeit, Arbeit, Arbeit"

YouTube video by comedyde

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Armin Wolf @arminwolf.at · 3d

Herbert Kickl über Jörg Haider:
2025 und 2005.

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Mad in America @mad-in-america.bsky.social · 6d

Joining us on our #podcast are Adam Urato and Joanna Moncrieff to discuss a recent FDA panel on potential harms caused by #antidepressant use during pregnancy. #mentalhealth #psychology #psychiatry

Full interview here: buff.ly/IHKmnSu

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 3d

Robert De Niro: “Now we have a would-be king — King Donald the First. Fuck that. I’m Robert De Niro and I’m asking you to stand up and be counted in the nationwide No Kings protest on October 18th”

👉👉 nokings.org

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Martin Plöderl @ploederl.bsky.social · 4d

Diese Art von Täuschungen sollten verboten werden
(Anm: ich habe das nicht gekauft)

Martin Plöderl @ploederl.bsky.social · 6d

Ok. Fluoxetine was used as comparator drug in 9 trials, and efficacy was consistently smaller in these trials, though I don't know if these can be considered as having low risk of bias.