To celebrate the openESM paper release, I wrote a brief blog post summarizing recent developments: openesmdata.org/blog/2026-07... We: 💠added more data 💠provided descriptive visualizations for each item 💠created a semantic similarity mapping for items, making it easier to find related items

Daniel Heck@danielheck.bsky.social · 3w ago

Our article introducing the #openESM database for experience samling data, led by @bsiepe.bsky.social, has now been published 🎉 Paper: link.springer.com/article/10.3... openESM interactive website: openesmdata.org GitHub repository: github.com/openesm-proj...

Our article introducing the #openESM database for experience samling data, led by @bsiepe.bsky.social, has now been published 🎉 Paper: link.springer.com/article/10.3... openESM interactive website: openesmdata.org GitHub repository: github.com/openesm-proj...

Today we launch the first stable release of RegCheck: v1.0.0. RegCheck makes it easier and quicker to compare study registrations to published papers for consistency - something we know is important in principle, but rarely done in practice. A 🧵 on what's new: regcheck.app

RegCheck

RegCheck is an AI tool to compare preregistrations with papers instantly.

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Had to read this one to figure out whether it's as click-bait-y as the title. As somebody who has written a lot about causal inference with observational data, I'm quite conflicted about it.> asteriskmag.substack.com/p/the-case-a...

The case against randomized controlled trials

Everyone knows RCTs are the gold standard of evidence...right?

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New website is live, including a new blog post :). I respond to the call by @psychscience.bsky.social asking how we can improve APS conferences. eiko-fried.com/blog/in-pers...

In-person conferences in 2026: yay or nay? | Eiko Fried

Some ideas on improving conferences so they are worth the financial, time, and ecological investments.

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I have managed to abstract the template for replies to critiques.

Starting as an idea at a conference in 2024, our Special Issue on network theory and clinical applications is now fully available at Cognitive Therapy and Research. What a fun project with awesome co-editors and excellent papers! Thanks to all authors and reviewers!

Saskia Scholten@saskiascholten.bsky.social · last mo.

1/2 🚀 Proud to present our Special Issue on network theory and its application with @leaschumacher.bsky.social, @dkolar.bsky.social, and Philipp Klein. Huge thanks to all authors and reviewers whose excellent work made this a timely, state-of-the-art collection: link.springer.com/collections/...

1/2 🚀 Proud to present our Special Issue on network theory and its application with @leaschumacher.bsky.social, @dkolar.bsky.social, and Philipp Klein. Huge thanks to all authors and reviewers whose excellent work made this a timely, state-of-the-art collection: link.springer.com/collections/...

On my way to Japan! ✈️ Look forward to connecting with old friends+new colleagues at the 57th Annual International Meeting of the @sprofficial.bsky.social in Osaka this week! 🇯🇵 I’ll be moderating a structured discussion on De-Implementation in Mental Health Care (Sat,June 27th,2pm).👇🏻 See you there! 👋🏻

🚨OUT NOW IN ASSESSMENT 📏: Thrilled to share that our new paper has been published. In this validation study, we used two promising measures - MIOS by Litz et al. and MIDS by Norman et al. - to examine #MoralInjury outcome and distress in a large German-speaking sample of high-risk occupations.💡 1/3

Meine Tochter hat sich einen Dino gekauft der so guckt wie ich, wenn das Wort „Verfahrensvielfalt“ fällt

www.spektrum.de/frage/trigge... Sehr cooler Artikel von @herzog.bsky.social und Hannah Willems dazu, wie man Triggerwarnungen formulieren sollte

Wirken Triggerwarnungen?

Triggerwarnungen sollen empfindsame Menschen vor verstörenden Medieninhalten schützen. Doch falsch formuliert, können sie sogar schädlich sein.

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Been saying this for years: Don't submit to Frontiers. Don't peer-review for Frontiers. It's long been considered a predatory publisher by many in the field, including many who have worked as editor there.

Michael Okun@michael-okun.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I’ve officially resigned as Associate Editor for Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience. It used to be a reputable journal, but became a case study in how forced automation destroys academic integrity. 👇

[2] Led by Johanna Löchner: an expert consensus and recommendations on ambulatory assessment in mental health, with recommendations on 8 topics incl. methodological considerations, technological advancements & practical applications. www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Thrilled to share a new consensus statement just published in Nature Mental Health: "Ambulatory assessment in mental health: expert consensus and recommendations" Glad to have contributed to this group effort. Open-access read cube link here: rdcu.be/fnxDZ

Using causal ML and data from ~90,000 NHS patients, we found that only 31% received the treatment the algorithm identified as optimal. Recovery rates were 11 percentage points higher among patients with the strongest recommendations who received their indicated treatment. lnkd.in/e5Muc4BJ

Fantastic work by @cherilev.bsky.social and her team - truly a joy getting to collaborate with all of them to integrate/adapt their work on treating eating disorders into our digital therapy ecosystem (credit/thanks as always to Michelle Craske ~ UCLA DGC/ADRC). @personalizedtx.bsky.social

Pretty hard to start off the @psychscience.bsky.social #APS26BCN after spending the evening at the beach. 🏝️ Who's already at the conference venue? Please come say Hi! 👋🏻

🚨NEW PAPER🚨: Using multilevel longitudinal network analysis, this study (brilliantly led by sharp-minded Shaan McGhie) examined how temporal and contemporaneous relationships between PTSD symptom clusters and positive affect differ between two distinct periods: acute conflict vs. relative calm.🕸️ 1/2

First APS, here we go! ✈️ I’m excited to be part of the upcoming #APS26BCN in Barcelona and to share some of our work on Moral Injury in high-risk populations in Germany.👇🏻 Really looking forward to the conversations, diverse perspectives, connecting with new colleagues, and catching up with friends!👋🏻

having one of those days

Another trial questioning the added benefit from phase-based treatments focusing on emotion-regulation techniques compared to trauma-focused treatments. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Phase-based treatment versus immediate prolonged exposure for childhood abuse–related PTSD: The role of emotion regulation improvement in predicting PTSD symptom reduction

Among phase-based treatments for adults with childhood abuse–related posttraumatic stress disorder (CA-PTSD), one commonly used format combines Skills…

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"Proposed mechanisms on how psychedelics might influence repressed memory included psychoanalytical reductions of defensive memory blockades and neurobiological alterations of executive control. However, empirical support for these mechanisms was limited."

Lukas A. Basedow, PhD@labasedow.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Apart from the interesting and important content of the paper, I really appreciate the stringent methodological approach. A paper I will use for showing students a good approach to systematic reviews. Congrats @kangaslampi.bsky.social and colleagues! link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Related to the previous paper this work of @herzog.bsky.social and @tkaiser.science might be of interest! German only unfortunately. www.psychotherapeutenjournal.de/2025/1/ptj20...

Me: *clicks an OSF link* OSF: gotta be safe, can you login real quick? Me: sure, login completed OSF: cool, I have completely forgotten what link you clicked, here's your Dashboard

Now online (open access) in the Psychological Test Adaption and Development. econtent.hogrefe.com/doi/full/10....

Validation of the Factor Structure and Psychometric and Clinical Properties of the Multidimensional Emotional Disorder Inventory (MEDI) – German Version: Psychological Test Adaptation and Development:...

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Tim Kaiser@tkaiser.science · 2y ago

🚨 New preprint with my PhD student @StephanBarthol3 as first author: validation of the Multidimensional Emotional Disorder Inventory (MEDI) in German! If you are looking for a free, transdiagnostic self-report measure for psychopathology, this might be it. Included: - the...

Another clinical trial indicating that emotion regulation skills training does not improve outcomes of trauma-focused psychotherapy for PTSD. www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/...

SCORE, a collaboration of 865 researchers, is now released as three papers in Nature, six preprints, and a lot of data (cos.io/score/). SCORE examined repeatability of findings from the social-behavioral sciences and tested whether human and automated methods could predict replicability.

SCORE | Center for Open Science

SCORE shows that there is no shortcut to producing credible research findings, and there is no single indicator of trustworthiness. Research progress depends on transparency, rigor, and establishing r...

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🚨NEW PAPER📑:Excited to share a short commentary - first-authored by the brilliant Simon Stenkamp - on the potential of experimental paradigms to study both exposure & reactions to potentially morally injurious events (PMIEs), which promises to advance causal inference in Moral Injury (MI) research.💡

Are you an Otrovert? Here's what I'd say. First, that's not really a thing. But, sure, you can take any configuration of traits and call it something. And, there will be people who fit that configuration. Should we have a name for this constellation of traits? Meh.. lsa.umich.edu/psych/news-e...

Are You an Otrovert? What to Know About the New Personality Type | U-M LSA Department of Psychology

Psychiatrist Dr. Rami Kaminski coined the new to describe well-adjusted people who tend to avoid joining social groups out of preference.

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