Magnus Nordmo
@magnusnordmo.bsky.social
Also, see COBRA trial www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Cost and Outcome of Behavioural Activation versus Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Depression (COBRA): a randomised, controlled, non-inferiority trial
We found that BA, a simpler psychological treatment than CBT, can be delivered by
junior mental health workers with less intensive and costly training, with no lesser
effect than CBT. Effective psycho...
www.thelancet.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Also, see COBRA trial www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
There should be an award for this! 💫
November 21, 2025 at 1:47 PM
There should be an award for this! 💫
"People can feel the future (p. <.05)" in contrast to a default ESCI plot from Jamovi. Personally, I think tool defaults are way more important than experts (who dont need them) realize.
Data: replicationindex.com/tag/feeling-...
Data: replicationindex.com/tag/feeling-...
November 19, 2025 at 11:59 AM
"People can feel the future (p. <.05)" in contrast to a default ESCI plot from Jamovi. Personally, I think tool defaults are way more important than experts (who dont need them) realize.
Data: replicationindex.com/tag/feeling-...
Data: replicationindex.com/tag/feeling-...
"The winning strategy is to be confused about causality" 😅
October 22, 2025 at 9:14 AM
"The winning strategy is to be confused about causality" 😅
Thank you for sharing! Super valuable 🥳
October 22, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Thank you for sharing! Super valuable 🥳
I was thinking about this: «Do larger incomes make people happier?»
July 10, 2025 at 9:09 AM
I was thinking about this: «Do larger incomes make people happier?»
Much of the income - happines litterature.
July 10, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Much of the income - happines litterature.
7/7
💡 Bonus content:
We did not find any evidence for the idea that having “to much” cognitive ability is bad for your mental health.
📄 Full study: doi.org/10.1177/0956...
💡 Bonus content:
We did not find any evidence for the idea that having “to much” cognitive ability is bad for your mental health.
📄 Full study: doi.org/10.1177/0956...
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June 28, 2025 at 9:58 AM
7/7
💡 Bonus content:
We did not find any evidence for the idea that having “to much” cognitive ability is bad for your mental health.
📄 Full study: doi.org/10.1177/0956...
💡 Bonus content:
We did not find any evidence for the idea that having “to much” cognitive ability is bad for your mental health.
📄 Full study: doi.org/10.1177/0956...
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📉 The findings suggest an under-recognized high-risk group:
Individuals with low cognitive abilities + low education are particularly vulnerable to develop a mental illness.
📉 The findings suggest an under-recognized high-risk group:
Individuals with low cognitive abilities + low education are particularly vulnerable to develop a mental illness.
June 28, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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📉 The findings suggest an under-recognized high-risk group:
Individuals with low cognitive abilities + low education are particularly vulnerable to develop a mental illness.
📉 The findings suggest an under-recognized high-risk group:
Individuals with low cognitive abilities + low education are particularly vulnerable to develop a mental illness.
5/7
🔍 We used sibling fixed-effects models to control for shared family background—some genetics, upbringing, socioeconomic status, etc.
📌 So differences in mental health risk can’t be explained by shared family environment.
🔍 We used sibling fixed-effects models to control for shared family background—some genetics, upbringing, socioeconomic status, etc.
📌 So differences in mental health risk can’t be explained by shared family environment.
June 28, 2025 at 9:58 AM
5/7
🔍 We used sibling fixed-effects models to control for shared family background—some genetics, upbringing, socioeconomic status, etc.
📌 So differences in mental health risk can’t be explained by shared family environment.
🔍 We used sibling fixed-effects models to control for shared family background—some genetics, upbringing, socioeconomic status, etc.
📌 So differences in mental health risk can’t be explained by shared family environment.
4/7
🧬 Why is this study so robust?
✅ Huge sample: 272,351 men
✅ Nationwide administrative data
✅ Diagnoses from hospital records—not self-report
✅ Cognitive scores from mandatory military screening. In our cohorts, basically every male in the population was required to participate.
🧬 Why is this study so robust?
✅ Huge sample: 272,351 men
✅ Nationwide administrative data
✅ Diagnoses from hospital records—not self-report
✅ Cognitive scores from mandatory military screening. In our cohorts, basically every male in the population was required to participate.
June 28, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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🧬 Why is this study so robust?
✅ Huge sample: 272,351 men
✅ Nationwide administrative data
✅ Diagnoses from hospital records—not self-report
✅ Cognitive scores from mandatory military screening. In our cohorts, basically every male in the population was required to participate.
🧬 Why is this study so robust?
✅ Huge sample: 272,351 men
✅ Nationwide administrative data
✅ Diagnoses from hospital records—not self-report
✅ Cognitive scores from mandatory military screening. In our cohorts, basically every male in the population was required to participate.
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🎓 Educational attainment also independently predicted better mental health.
But the highest risk was for men who were low in both cognition and education.
This group faced the highest probability of adult psychiatric diagnoses.
🎓 Educational attainment also independently predicted better mental health.
But the highest risk was for men who were low in both cognition and education.
This group faced the highest probability of adult psychiatric diagnoses.
June 28, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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🎓 Educational attainment also independently predicted better mental health.
But the highest risk was for men who were low in both cognition and education.
This group faced the highest probability of adult psychiatric diagnoses.
🎓 Educational attainment also independently predicted better mental health.
But the highest risk was for men who were low in both cognition and education.
This group faced the highest probability of adult psychiatric diagnoses.
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🧠 Higher cognitive ability at age 18 predicted lower risk of all psychiatric disorders at ages 36–40—especially substance abuse.
✅ This held even when comparing brothers raised in the same family.
🧠 Higher cognitive ability at age 18 predicted lower risk of all psychiatric disorders at ages 36–40—especially substance abuse.
✅ This held even when comparing brothers raised in the same family.
June 28, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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🧠 Higher cognitive ability at age 18 predicted lower risk of all psychiatric disorders at ages 36–40—especially substance abuse.
✅ This held even when comparing brothers raised in the same family.
🧠 Higher cognitive ability at age 18 predicted lower risk of all psychiatric disorders at ages 36–40—especially substance abuse.
✅ This held even when comparing brothers raised in the same family.
Is it better to have the minions do meta analyses 😅?
April 18, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Is it better to have the minions do meta analyses 😅?