Excited to be chairing/presenting at our post-doc symposium discussing the advancements (and challenges 🤫) of computational psychiatry with a ⭐️ line-up of @saramehrhof.bsky.social @yanivabir.bsky.social & Alicia Rybicki. If at #BAP2026, come join us today at 2pm ‼️

British Association for Psychopharmacology@bapsych.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Three high quality Post-Doc symposia will be running in parallel on Monday afternoon, 20th July, with subjects including computational psychiatry, long-term effects of stopping antipsychotics and antidepressants, and challenges of psychosis prediction modelling #BAP2026

Delighted to have had the opportunity to attend #ICED2026 with the York team ! Such a great opportunity to disseminate my results to clinicians and amazing researchers from around the world !

I’ve been to loads of amazing talks at #ICED2026 but this talk was a real stand out to me ! Fascinating research findings linking food choices to neural circuitry. 🧠

As always it’s a pleasure to write for the @thementalelf.bsky.social. Thankyou to @nhigsonsweeney.bsky.social for the opportunity and the support with editing ! Give my newest blog a read 👇🏼 👇🏼👇🏼 lnkd.in/eXharF7Q

The Mental Elf@thementalelf.bsky.social · 7mo ago

How do people with lived experience vs professionals define anorexia recovery? Lived experience: absence of disordered thoughts Staff: living well despite residual symptoms Both agreed psychological markers (not just weight) should define recovery. buff.ly/J6wj4m8 #AnorexiaNervosa #Recovery

💔 Young people waiting for CAMHS support (average 359 days vs 4-week target) report: Deteriorating mental health Worsening suicidal thoughts Feeling alone & dismissed Poor communication increases anxiety Interim support urgently needed buff.ly/CLEe5GU #CAMHS #WaitingTimes #YouthMentalHealth

Kicking off the semester with a new pre-registration for my longitudinal study ! Entitled, “Pathways to Disordered Eating: The Role of Adverse Experiences, Attachment Security and Intolerance of Uncertainty” osf.io/2pv5u/overview

Really excited to have had the opportunity to write this article ! IU is one of my main research areas so I really enjoyed writing about this paper 😊

The Mental Elf@thementalelf.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Preschoolers who find uncertainty hard to handle may be more prone to anxiety later in life, but it’s not that simple. New research explores how intolerance of uncertainty at age 4 links to anxiety, depression & behaviour problems up to age 10. #ChildMentalHealth #Anxiety #Uncertainty 🧵 THREAD

Preschoolers who find uncertainty hard to handle may be more prone to anxiety later in life, but it’s not that simple. New research explores how intolerance of uncertainty at age 4 links to anxiety, depression & behaviour problems up to age 10. #ChildMentalHealth #Anxiety #Uncertainty 🧵 THREAD

Other updates: I am now a second year PhD student (scary) and I have finished analysing my qualitative data for my eating disorders sample. Thankyou to anyone who took part - I feel like I have learnt alot about both thematic analysis and the experiences of those with disordered eating !

Just conducted my first Lived experience interview with an individual who struggles with disordered eating. Feeling very lucky to be able to use my funding to produce research that represents those with eating disorders 😊 Hopefully my research will be able to make a difference in some small way!

It'ssssss PREPRINT THURSDAY! (Sadly not a thing). Approximately an era ago, I spent a *lot* of time discussing the assumptions that underpin the field of #ComputationalPskychiatry with the brilliant @jonroiser.bsky.social and @olijrobinson.bsky.social osf.io/preprints/ps...

I had a great time at the @yorkpsychology.bsky.social and @yorkstjohn.bsky.social annual psychology PGR conference today ! Really enjoyed discussing my research and supporting fellow 2nd year PhD students! ☺️

Hello! I'm looking for teachers to take part in upcoming research projects for my PhD. If you're a teacher interested in taking part the link is here: york.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... I'd appreciate it if you could share with any teachers you know too who might be interested!

Some of the PhD students in my lab are recruiting participants! You can check out the projects we work on (with summaries of the area) and the calls for participants on the lab site here: cognition-mental-health.github.io/projects/ @holmyers.bsky.social @lucysta02475610.bsky.social

Participate in our research!

cognition-mental-health.github.io

We are recruiting UK based clinicians in eating disorder services to think about barriers & enablers for implementing autism affirming care, for example PEACE pathway. If you would be willing to be interviewed over TEAMS there is more information here! edinburgh.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Whilst I'm on a roll posting to Bluesky, I'd like to share a recent pre-print that's now under review! We looked at how people with eating disorders, a gastric disorder, or neither disorder experience sensations from their gastrointestinal system (gastric interoception). 1/⬇️ osf.io/preprints/os...

Very excited to start analysing the data ! I’m still looking for mental health professionals to take part so do get in touch if you would like to help ! ☺️

Alex Pike@alexandrapike.bsky.social · 2y ago

Proud of @holmyers.bsky.social for pre-registering her first study - a mixed-methods investigation of intolerance of uncertainty in eating disorders. I'm new to the world of qualitative research, and enjoying learning lots from both @lucysta02475610.bsky.social and Holly about this rich data!

Proud of @holmyers.bsky.social for pre-registering her first study - a mixed-methods investigation of intolerance of uncertainty in eating disorders. I'm new to the world of qualitative research, and enjoying learning lots from both @lucysta02475610.bsky.social and Holly about this rich data!

Your experience could help shape Crohn’s research! 🌟 Take @lucysta02475610.bsky.social ’s 20-min survey on gut sensations & mental health. Win vouchers! 🔗 Join here: buff.ly/400SqdX

Hello I am still looking for people to participate in my first PhD project. If you are someone who struggles with disordered eating or supports individuals with disordered eating your help would be much appreciated. Please email me at holly.myers@york.ac.uk for the link to take part 😊

Happy Valentine’s Day !! Thanks for the free pizza Red Goat🍕

Using my maths GCSE pencil case to sit an exam during my PhD… it has dust on it. The last time I sat an in person exam was infact when I sat my maths GCSE.

Final reminder that I’m advertising for a postdoctoral research associate to help me with a project on eating disorders and control-seeking, using #ComputationalPsychiatry! Applications close on the 12th. jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/rese...

Today I submitted my ethics form for my first PhD project🎉 (qualitative research incoming). I also taught my first two tutorials as a GTA. A day of milestones !!