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Ferric Fang, MD @fangferric.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Two Harvard economists forecast the impact of the administration’s proposed NIH budget cuts- stunning losses in new therapies, life expectancy, and economic output with a “social cost 16 times greater than the savings the administration is attempting to achieve." jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

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Cutting the NIH—The $8 Trillion Health Care Catastrophe

This JAMA Forum discusses the recent budget cuts to National Institutes of Health (NIH), the effects of these cuts on scientific research and health of individuals in the US, and the prospects for cha...

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Nick @akanicholas.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

"I'm slimming!" (in my best Denise voice). So it's Greek yoghurt and fruit for brunch. Would love something a bit more unhealthy. Future me better be grateful! #TheRoyaleFamily 😅

A glass bowl filled with creamy Greek yoghurt, surrounded by fresh punnets of strawberries, raspberries and blueberries. A colourful, healthy brunch!

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Mike Frank @mcxfrank.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

If you haven't been looking recently at the Open Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science (oecs.mit.edu), here's your reminder that we are a free, open access resource for learning about the science of mind. Today we are launching our new Thematic Collections to organize our growing set of articles!

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The Mental Elf @thementalelf.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Psychological distress over 30 years in Great Britain: the times they are a changin’ (or are they?) buff.ly/qpu4p0f 🧵 THREAD #MentalHealth #PsychologicalDistress #Surveys #GB #30years

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Nick @akanicholas.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Is #FollowFriday still a thing, or has it become a relic of the past?

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Ben Baumberg Geiger @benbgeiger.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Want a 3yr quali postdoc job leading the UK fieldwork for an amazing international project on how it feels to claim benefits? And also to do important work on benefits and mental health? Then see this job ad! Closing date being changed to 8th June www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/114985-...

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Postdoctoral Research Associate in Welfare Experiences & Mental Health

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Centre for Mental Health @centreformh.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

People with both #SubstanceUse & #MentalHealth difficulties face profound barriers to care - including fragmented services, stigma, and a lack of culturally responsive support 👇 Our roundtable with Prof Dame Carol Black explored how we can deliver integrated, effective care: tinyurl.com/yeynkxba

Infographic illustrating barriers to support for mental health and substance use problems: a lack of integrated care means that people struggling on both fronts are turned away from services for being ‘too complex’; underinvestment in holistic services prevents people from getting support that meets their needs (e.g. Workforce shortages, Funding pressures on services, Compounded stigma & trauma); Fragmentation between NHS, local authority services and voluntary sector services leads to people falling through the gaps; Inequity
means that people from LGBTQ+ and racialised communities, as well as people within the criminal justice system, face even greater challenges in getting support; a lack of access to secure housing means that people can find their wider support needs hidden by homelessness.

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Nick @akanicholas.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Tonight’s read: Phantoms in the Brain looks at the effects of brain damage and what they reveal about human identity and perception.

A kindle displaying the front cover of “Phantoms in the Brain” by V. S. Ramachandran.

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Centre for Mental Health @centreformh.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

🗣️ "Drugs made me feel connected to the world and to people in ways I had never experienced, easing the sadness I had always known." @davidwoodhead.bsky.social shares his reflections on a decade of sobriety, the impact of substance use, and the support that enabled his recovery: tinyurl.com/5n8erfjr

Quote from David Woodhead: "Drugs made me feel connected to the world and to people in ways I had never experienced, easing the sadness I had always known. Stopping drugs was entirely different. There was no relief or certainty in my decision. During early recovery, I slept in my friend’s spare room, screaming in my sleep...  Progress was slow, but by day 99, I began to feel human again. "

Quote from David Woodhead: "A decade of sobriety. With love and support, a combination of services and opportunities, and a dogged and open-minded determination, a new life can be found, one of learning and self-discovery, and better mental health, proving that sometimes things don’t turn out as badly as we might once have feared."

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Nick @akanicholas.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Just finished listening to this podcast. Found it really interesting and would love to learn more if anyone has any recommendations. cc: @carolinejbald.bsky.social @katemellor.bsky.social.

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Mark Holloway @markhollowayhf.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Interesting article about what ABI rehab services need to do/need to be. Particularly theme 3) "well-connected and having a central coordinating role" this is logical and is the antithesis of silo services with no one overall coordination role over the long term www.publish.csiro.au/IB/IB24056

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Health professionals’ and consumers’ perspectives of the important features of a community brain injury rehabilitation service

Background Adults with traumatic brain injuries frequently encounter challenges with cognitive, emotional, physical and communicative function, and they require specialist rehabilitation and support. ...

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British Association of Social Workers @basw-uk.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

🧠 To mark #ActionForBrainInjuryWeek we're re-sharing a recent episode of Let's Talk Social Work exploring how social workers can best support people with a brain injury to ensure their rights are upheld. 🔗 Listen here: shows.acast.com/lets-talk-so... #ABIWeek | #BrainHealth

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Joe Hanley @joehanley.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

"The case law and legal precedents quoted were poor analogies for a social work investigation. I was particularly struck by the reference to the fifth report of the Shipman Inquiry a doctor estimated to have killed more than 200 people over three decades" www.communitycare.co.uk/2025/05/16/r...

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‘I represented a social worker in a fitness to practise hearing - at times it felt like a criminal court’ - Community Care

A social worker's representative reflects on the repercussions of a six-year wait for a fitness to practise hearing

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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 17/05/2025

Be proud. Proud of whom you love. Proud of who you are. Proud of who you are becoming. Because your journey is your power. Always remember: Europe is your ally. I am your ally. This week and every week. Be proud. Always.

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Nick @akanicholas.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Coffee first. Everything else can wait. #TGIF

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Callum Parrish @callumparrish.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Expectant mothers will receive safer maternity care as a new NHS programme to help prevent brain injury during childbirth is rolled out across the country.

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New NHS programme to reduce brain injury in childbirth

Government to roll out the Avoiding Brain Injuries in Childbirth (ABC) programme nationally

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Joshua Richardson @schizosemia.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Fascinating book on Chemical Concepts of Psychosis from the Second International Congress of Psychiatry in 1957, complete with an interesting note from honorary president Carl G. Jung.

CHEMICAL
CONCEPTS
OF
Max Rinkel, M.D.
Edited by
with Herman C, B. Denber, M.D

Chemical Concepts of Psychosis
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SYMPOSIUM ON
CHEMICAL CONCEPTS OF PSYCHOSIS HELD AT THE
SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF PSYCHIATRY
IN ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, SEPTEMBER I TO 7, 1957
EDITED BY MAX RINKEL
Massachusetts Mental Health Center
(Boston Psychopathic Hospital) Boston, Massachusetts
WITH
HERMAN C. B. DENBER,
Manhattan State Hospital, New York, N.Y.
MC DOWELL / OBOLENSKY / NEW YORK

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Awais Aftab @awaisaftab.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Schizophrenia Is the Price We Pay for Minds Poised Near the Edge of a Cliff A post discussing @randynesse.bsky.social ‘s hypothesis of cliff-edged fitness functions and the evolution of schizophrenia www.psychiatrymargins.com/p/schizophre...

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Schizophrenia Is the Price We Pay for Minds Poised Near the Edge of a Cliff

Cliff-edged fitness functions and the evolution of schizophrenia

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