Introducing my latest guest @dremmaclaire.bsky.social where we discuss her teaching and work in psychology #psychology #podcast #science #teaching #academia full ep 👇 Sitting Down with Scholars 47 youtu.be/HQ5OE5hF2FM askjordon.substack.com/p/sitting-do...

New research from the IoPPN (Professors Emmanuelle Peters and Richard Emsley, Dr Amy Hardy, and Dr Hassan Jafari) and @maudsleynhs.bsky.social has found that trauma-focused therapy is safe and effective for people with psychosis and PTSD www.kcl.ac.uk/news/largest...

Research shows trauma-focused therapy is safe and effective for people with psychosis and PTSD | King's College London

New research from the IoPPN published in The Lancet Psychiatry has found that people with psychosis experiencing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can benefit from a Trauma-Focused therapy integra...

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Voices In Psychology: Me and AI Featuring Sarah Rudebeck, Rachel Francois-Walcott, @alererou.bsky.social and Steph Sayan, and Amy Moreno. www.bps.org.uk/psychologist... With thanks to @dremmaclaire.bsky.social @ajohnstone.bsky.social

Our new paper is out today in on phantom phone signals! Over 85% of students had experienced at least one type of phone-related hallucination but they generally weren’t upsetting or disruptive. They’re mainly linked to problematic phone use, as well and proneness to hallucinations and delusions.

Another excellent piece by @echrhallucinations.bsky.social member @georgiapunton.bsky.social

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Reimagining imagination through the minds of fiction readers… @georgiapunton.bsky.social (Postdoctoral Research Associate, Durham University). www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...

Reimagining imagination through the minds of fiction readers… @georgiapunton.bsky.social (Postdoctoral Research Associate, Durham University). www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...

This was such a fun article to write about Tulpamancers, based on our research as part of the @echrhallucinations.bsky.social and @theichr.bsky.social

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‘Tulpas are not simply a companion imagined into being on a whim’ @dremmaclaire.bsky.social on tulpamancers. www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...

‘They can turn a normal city street into a jungle' Ella Rhodes spoke to Dr Reshanne Reeder @kerblooee.bsky.social (University of Liverpool), who researches extremes of mental imagery, individual differences in mental imagery, and their impacts. www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...

'Why don’t we hallucinate every time we imagine?' Ella Rhodes spoke to @nadinedijkstra.bsky.social, a principal research fellow at the Department of Imaging Neuroscience (University College London), where she leads the Imagine Reality Lab. www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...

Reality shifting – at the boundaries of the brain. @aldersonday.bsky.social explores extremes of the imagination… www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...

Does owning a cat negatively impact your wellbeing as a child? I have been asked questions about this study that reports owning a cat between ages 4-5 might have a negative impact on emotions and behaviours by age 7. Overall they found that pets overall are beneficial… youtube.com/shorts/ni_VB...

Does owning a cat negatively impact your wellbeing as a child?

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Can you taste words or see music? Synesthesia is a condition where the senses mix - sounds might evoke shapes, or sight of letters might evoke colour. Affecting about 4% of people, it's a unique brain connection where one sense triggers an experience in another. youtube.com/shorts/cjati...

Can you taste words?

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In February, I had an incredible chance to learn from BBC broadcasters through #bbcexpertwomen my about becoming an expert commentator. I gained so much knowledge and even got to practice a TV sound bite – how did I do? youtube.com/shorts/doiSq...

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More common hallucinations experiences to brighten up your feed! Sleep-related hallucinations are know as Hypnogogic (falling asleep) & Hypnopompic (waking up). There very common in the general population & don’t mean you’re experiencing a mental health problem. youtube.com/shorts/lvM0Z...

Have you hallucinated recently? Research has suggested anywhere between 25% and 90% of people have had a phone related hallucination, known as a phantom phone signal, where they think their phone has made a notification sound or vibration and it actually hasn't! youtube.com/shorts/LB_7w...

Have you hallucinated recently? #hallucination #phantomphonesignal

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A recent paper asks whether we can flip the effects of uncertainty: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

New work could pave the way for objective assessment of cognitive fatigue across multiple conditions: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

In a great #sirs2026 session about AI and ethical use in mental health care. Loes Jonker explains that reality is ahead of research. Whilst conversational AI CAN be useful for mental health support, commercial apps are often limited and prioritise extended use not therapeutic intervention.

Very interesting point by Dr Anne-Kathrin Fett, that people with psychosis like being alone a lot less than people without psychosis, but are alone more. So more is needed to support social interactions and make welcoming people with psychosis to social spaces. #SIRS2026

Are you interested in supporting research to develop a questionnaire assessing smartphone use? Share your thoughts by taking part in the online study below: southampton.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Symposium at #SIRS2026 on Responsible use of GenAI in psychosis. Eric Lin presented a great paper & found users can enter lengthy spirals of conversation with chatbots where the validation from GenAI can lead to much longer conversation. Preprint here arxiv.org/pdf/2603.16567

First session today at #SIRS2026 is a debate about Renaming Schizophrenia. Dr Stefan Leucht argues yes, if we rename we can choose a name that is not stigmatised. Maybe Positive & Negative Syndrome? Dr Wolfgang Gaebel says no. We’ve already renamed it multiple times! What do you think?

If it wasn't for Right to Choose I would still be waiting. Wondering what was wrong with me. Nothing was. I was grieving & managing motherhood, which made my attentional & emotional dysregulation even harder to manage. I'm so angry for the people still waiting. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

ADHD services shutting door to new NHS patients as demand soars, BBC finds

A BBC investigation finds that a host of areas in England are closing waiting lists and others are rationing care.

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When does anxiety become a problem? I talked about it for #unimentalhealthday www.instagram.com/reel/DVyJ3u1...

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Calling all Mental Health and AI researchers. A new Special Issue of Behavioural Sciences is now open for contributions on attitudes and opinions towards AI in mental health care. www.mdpi.com/journal/beha...

Excellent question in my lecture today: If Reform were to be elected & carried out their plans to abolish the Equality Act 2010, would this impact access to mental health services and support? Or are individuals still protected due to specific mental health legislation (e.g. Mental Health Bill 2025)

Is stress a mental health problem? Not usually. Being mentally healthy does not mean being stress-free, it means coping with whatever life throws at you. If you’re stuck in it, it might be time to ask for help. #mentalhealth #stress #wellbeing #psychologystudent #students

It's weird because someone was asking me just the other day who I would go to for health, fitness, and nutrition advice and without hesitation, I said RFK Jr and Kid Rock.

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