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Simon Blackwell

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Post-doctoral researcher in clinical psychology at the University of Göttingen, focussing on positive mental imagery and translational research methods. All tweets are in a personal capacity. He/him. More info: tinyurl.com/sebtrace

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moin syed @syeducation.bsky.social · 14h
Resource 1: OSF's transition page: help.osf.io/article/735-...
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Where should I share my Data, Materials, Code now?
This Article Is Licensed Under CCO For Maximum Reuse. The following is a Table of Contents that links directly to specific sections within the guide: Table of R
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Simon Blackwell @blackwellse.bsky.social · 17h
This is an interesting study, done in collaboration with the Edinburgh International Book Festival, highlighting the huge variation in people's imaginative experiences while reading: royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...
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The forces of the imagination: exploring dimensions of mental imagery using the ReaderBank Imagination Quiz
Abstract. Reading stories can evoke vivid experiences of people, places, and scenes, but despite growing interest in the diversity of mental imagery, few s
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Simon Blackwell @blackwellse.bsky.social · 23h
Interesting study suggesting benefits for anhedonia of a brief mental imagery-based Ecological Momentary Intervention (3 x smartphone prompts per day to imagine positive future events): doi.org/10.1016/j.be...
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Redirecting
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tCBT & BCP @babcpjournals.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
BCP FirstView Paper: A model of engagement in psychological therapy Full free text at ow.ly/esxH50ZPzs6
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Tom Rodebaugh @drrodebaugh.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
New from my lab! So, you've heard that habituation during exposure doesn't predict overall treatment change. Emotional processing theory must be wrong and we need a new theory. But... what if the measurement of habituation was unreliable? Free for 50 days link: authors.elsevier.com/c/1noIo39qZA...
The "always has been" theme with the first astronaut saying "Wait it's all measurement" ("Always has been")
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Lars Klintwall @larsklintwall.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
This is how much fun it is to discuss person-specific networks with up and coming talents in psychiatric research! #eabct Take homes from symposium:
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Simon Blackwell @blackwellse.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Last 3 Minute Talk session at #EABCT2026, chaired by Jo Daniels! She's brought her bell all the way over from the UK, but will she have to use it...?
Jo Daniels chairing 3MT session at EABCT 2026
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Simon Blackwell @blackwellse.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Looking forward to talking about this study in my open paper session later on today at #EABCT2026 - come and join us in the Arc at 11:30!
Screen shot of EABCT 2026 programme showing "Investigating the effects of the Best Possible Self exercise on optimism and mental imagery in daily life: a single case series", 11:30 in The Arc
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Simon Blackwell @blackwellse.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Starting off the opening ceremony, introducing EABCT President Katy Grazebrook for her opening speech. #EABCT2026
Opening ceremony at EABCT 2026
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Simon Blackwell @blackwellse.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Very excited to be on my way to Brussels for #EABCT2026 - see you all later!
Photo of a train at Frankfurt station with a sign showing that it is going to Brussels
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Lauren S. Hallion, Ph.D. @laurenshallion.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
🔔 Call for Papers 🔔 I’m guest editing a Special Issue of Cognitive & Behavioral Practice Cognitive-Behavioral Approaches in Context www.sciencedirect.com/special-issue…
As sociopolitical crises of the past
 decade have made increasingly salient,
 cognitive-behavioral frameworks that
 are well-suited to treating pathology
 located within the individual are not
 always well-suited to support work
 with clients whose distress is
 proportionate to the real
 environmental challenges they
 experience. This Special Issue of
 Cognitive & Behavioral Practice focuses
 on the concept of "environmental
 pathology," which we use here to refer
 to social, cultural, political, and/or
 environmental circumstances within
 which significant distress or
 impairment are normative and
 proportionate responses. Examples
 include chronic exposure to
 discrimination such as racism,
 misogyny, or transphobia; realistic
 medical health risks such as
 pandemics; insufficient access to
 healthcare, food, or housing; military
 violence; or realistic threat orWe are especially interested in
 manuscripts that describe the
 principled extension of evidence-based
 cognitive-behavioral principles to work
 with clients whose clinically significant
 distress or impairment could be
 reasonably described as healthy,
 normal, or appropriate to their meso-
 or macro-systemic context. We also
 welcome articles focused on
 community-level interventions
 designed to prevent or reduce
 contextual barriers to mental health
 and wellbeing. C&BP is a practitioner-
 oriented journal that publishes
 narrative and systematic reviews,
 research reports that include rich
 clinical descriptions, case series and
 studies, clinical commentaries, and
 treatment development reports. As
 such, articles should emphasize
 material likely to be informative to
 clinical practice and supervision, such
 as detailed case descriptions, excerpts
 from psychotherapy transcripts, andExample topics include:
 1. Ethical obligations, dilemmas, and responsibilities to consider when navigating
 environmental pathology in clinical practice
 2. Theoretical frameworks or suggested best practices for leveraging evidence-based
 principles in the context of environmental pathology, particularly for concerns or
 contexts that are not adequately addressed within the existing empirical
 literature.
 3. Global perspectives, such as considerations when translating evidence-based
 practices between cultures and/or working with displaced clients or refugees.
 4. Empirical studies, meta-analyses, or intensive case series designs investigating
 the efficacy of novel or established interventions for clients presenting with
 distress or impairment associated with one or more forms of environmental
 pathology
 5. Primers, introductory papers, or case studies offering cognitive-behavioral
 translations of practices from diverse theoretical orientations, cultures, or
 epistemologies, supported by an appropriately critical review of relevant
 literatures
 6. Case studies, theoretical frameworks, or literature reviews evaluating diverse
 practices for navigating discussions of politically-charged or taboo topics in
 assessment, therapy, or clinical research
 7. Strengths-based approaches, including empirical studies or literature reviews on
 topics such as resilience, critical consciousness, neurodiversity, or post-traumatic
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Simon Blackwell @blackwellse.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Amazing experience at the weekend taking part in the "Symphonic mob" in Göttingen - I think it was the first time I played my cello in an Orchestra for > 25 years! www.symphonic-mob.de/stadt/goetti...
Large orchestra in matching red t-tshirts in front of the town hall in Göttingen
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Ioana A. Cristea @ioanaacristea.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Our atlas of psychotherapy lists, for six major mental disorders, the unique psychological treatments studied in randomized trials, with protocol/manual references. You can also search by therapy macro-family, like CBT. ioanaalina.github.io/Psychotherap... Paper: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42457338/
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Atlas of Psychological Interventions for Severe Mental Disorders
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Josh Grubbs @joshuagrubbsphd.com · 28/08/2026
1/43 Ok folks, after much teasing and anticipation, I'm THRILLED to share our new paper in Annual Review of Clinical Psychology. Not gonna lie: I'm proud of this one, and I hope it makes an impact on the field (so please share!). A thread 🧵👇
To Be a Mental Disorder: Revisiting Behavioral Addictions
Joshua B. Grubbs, * Nicholas C. Borgogna,  Beáta Bőthe,  Hyoun S. Kim,  Rory A. Pfund,  Shane W. Kraus 

Manuscript to appear in the 2027 edition of Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, this preprint may not
exactly represent the final printed copy.

Grubbs, J.B., Borgogna, N.C., Bőthe, Beáta, Kim, H.S., Pfund, R.A., & Kraus, S.W. (2027) To Be a Mental Disorder: Revisiting Behavioral Addictions. Annual Review of Clinical Psychology. 10.1146/annurev-clinpsy-061225-045608

Behavioral addictions have been recognized in various forms for centuries, yet only three—Gambling Disorder, Gaming Disorder, and Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder—are currently included in formal diagnostic systems. In the past decade, research on these conditions has expanded dramatically in both volume and methodological rigor, drawing on longitudinal, neurobiological, and cross-cultural designs and evolving into a truly global science. Even so, the field remains beset by unresolved controversies. Chief among these is a persistent tendency to import substance use disorder concepts—tolerance, withdrawal, and dependence—that lack conceptual and empirical support when applied to behavior. Related challenges concern the over-pathologizing of normal engagement and a reliance on confirmatory, self-report measurement of uncertain validity. We argue that advancing the field requires sustained funding, theory grounded in the disorders themselves, objective and intensive-longitudinal methods, greater diversity, and public health and regulatory attention to increasingly technological environments.
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Simon Blackwell @blackwellse.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
One more week to apply for this PhD position with us @uni-goettingen.de (deadline 01.09.26)! See below for details and how to apply.
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Andrea Howard @drandreahoward.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Enjoyed talking to @psychscience.bsky.social about my group’s new(ish) paper for the Observer. I’ve talked about this on here at an earlier stage. In 4 studies, we found no evidence that asking young adults to cut back on their social media improves well-being. Small thread 🧵 follows:
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For Young Adults, Limiting Social Media Use Doesn’t Improve Well-Being
What happens when young adults are asked to slash their social media use to 30 minutes a day? In a new set of studies, most did not follow through, and those who did cut back …
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Leibniz-Institut für Psychologie (ZPID) @zpid.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Regarding the changes at the OFS:
Infos of ZPID regarding the changes at the OFS
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Simon Blackwell @blackwellse.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
In case you missed the official launch in San Francisco in June.... It's time to save the date for the next World Congress of Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies (WCCBT), to be held 20 - 23 June 2029 in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil! /1 wccbt.org/world-congre... @wccbtglobal.bsky.social
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World Congress 2029 - World Confederation of Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies
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EACLIPT @eaclipt.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
🚀 Introducing EACLIPT Spotlight! A new podcast from the EACLIPT Early Career Researchers featuring accessible conversations on clinical psychology, psychological treatment, research, and professional development. 🎧 Follow us on Spotify and main platforms: creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
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EACLIPT @eaclipt.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
🎧 New EACLIPT Spotlight podcast episode! In the 1st episode of Behind the Paper - Clinical Psychology in Europe, Vivian Peerbooms discusses predictors of treatment failure in anxiety and depression. Podcast: creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/... 🔗 Paper: doi.org/10.32872/cpe...
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Johannes C. Ehrenthal @ehrenthal-lab.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
New paper out on open science in clinical psychology: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Commentary: Making Patient Data Count—Opportunities and Challenges for Open Science in Clinical Psychology
Open science practices—such as preregistration, data and material sharing, and open-access dissemination—are increasingly promoted across psychology, yet their specific value for clinical psychology ...
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tCBT & BCP @babcpjournals.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
BCP New Paper: A randomised controlled feasibility study of brief cognitive therapy for the treatment of PANic Disorder in Adolescents (PANDA) Full free text at ow.ly/iol050ZqQjc
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Simon Blackwell @blackwellse.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Time to relax again… after this year’s amazing #BABCP2026 conference in Warwick. I was once again so impressed by the huge breadth and high quality of the work presented, the enthusiasm and energy, and the friendly atmosphere that ran through it all... /1 @babcp.com
A cup of tea on a garden table
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Lorenzo Lorenzo-Luaces, PhD @lluaces.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Such a joy to be invited and get to share my work!
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Simon Blackwell @blackwellse.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Looking forward to hearing from @lluaces.bsky.social in his keynote at #BABCP2016 @babcp.com
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tCBT & BCP @babcpjournals.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
And finally congrats to Renske Herrema who received the second Special Commendation for their paper ‘Therapeutic work with autistic and gender diverse individuals: a cognitive approach to multiple masking’ Full free paper available here: ow.ly/JEZW50ZnNNu
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tCBT & BCP @babcpjournals.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Also congrats to Leila Lawton who received a Special Commendation for ‘Using cognitive therapy for PTSD when racism was part of the traumatic event(s): case illustrations and practical considerations for therapists and supervisors’ Full paper available here: ow.ly/XbvQ50ZnNKm
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tCBT & BCP @babcpjournals.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Congratulations to Hibah Hassan who has won the annual Hannah Murray Award for tCBT Practitioner Paper of the Year for her excellent and very clinically useful paper ‘Addressing therapist concerns about religion in CBT: why, when, and how? Full paper available free at ow.ly/cpna50ZnNE1
Hibah Hassan and Leila Lawton being awarded their certificates
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Simon Blackwell @blackwellse.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Looking forward to this panel at #BABCP2026 "Research and practice in a turbulent world: should we remain apolitical amid global political conflict" @babcp.com
Panel at BABCP
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Simon Blackwell @blackwellse.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Very thought-provoking and inspiring keynote from Michelle Brooks-Ucheaga at #BABCP2026 @babcp.com
Michelle Brooks-Ucheaga keynote at BABCP
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Simon Blackwell @blackwellse.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Enjoying the 3 minutes talks - including some cameos from our keynote speakers! #BABCP2026
Willem KuykenRichard Meiser-Stedman
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Simon Blackwell @blackwellse.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Jo Daniels starting off #BABCP2026 with one of the opening keynotes! @babcp.com
Jo Daniels keynote at BABCP
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Simon Blackwell @blackwellse.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Come and do your PhD with us! I'm very pleased to advertise a PhD position @uni-goettingen.de working on the project "Development and testing of a web-based cognitive training intervention to target anhedonia", funded by the @dfg.de See here for details: www.uni-goettingen.de/de/644546.ht...
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Stellenanzeigen - Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
Webseiten der Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
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Simon Blackwell @blackwellse.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
I just got the notification that the 5. German Psychotherapy Congress recorded content is now available for viewing online - so if you were there but missed my talk (there were some other great sessions on at the time), you can catch up via the recording now! #DPK2026 @dpk-kongress.bsky.social
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Lorenzo Lorenzo-Luaces, PhD @lluaces.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
1/ @sadcatlab.bsky.social research "in press" at Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. In 274 adults with 7 weekly measurements, we find that cognitive change in CBT predicts subsequent symptom change, controlling for time-invariant confounds + linear trends osf.io/preprints/ps...
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OSF
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Richard Thwaites @thwaites.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Great opportunity to influence the BABCP and represent their profession. Would be great to get people who support its attempts to make CBT available and effective for all populations and ensure inclusivity remains a key value.
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Simon Blackwell @blackwellse.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Interesting single case series investigating use of Tetris to reduce anxious flashword imagery amongst young people - nice to see extensions of this work to intrusive images beyond trauma. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Developing a Game-Based, Single-Session Intervention for Youth Anxiety: Early Translational Findings Targeting “Flashforwards” - Cognitive Therapy and Research
Background Anxiety disorders are the most prevalent form of psychopathology and place a high burden on youth transitioning into adulthood. Scalable, effective, and appealing early interventions are ur...
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Simon Blackwell @blackwellse.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Great to see an example of a SMART (sequential multiple assignment randomized trial) design being applied to medication / CBT treatment sequencing:
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Saskia Scholten @saskiascholten.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
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/...
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The network approach to psychopathology: Advances in theory and its application to clinical practice
A special issue for “Cognitive Therapy and Research” (https://link.springer.com/journal/10608) Guest editors: Lea Schumacher, M. Sc., University Medical ...
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Simon Blackwell @blackwellse.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Great to see this work from Olivia Hewitt and colleagues now published: "Initial Testing of a Novel, Mental Imagery-Based Anxiety Intervention for People With Mild to Moderate Intellectual Disabilities Using a Single Case Experimental Design" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #mentalimagery
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Initial Testing of a Novel, Mental Imagery‐Based Anxiety Intervention for People With Mild to Moderate Intellectual Disabilities Using a Single Case Experimental Design
Background People with intellectual disabilities experience higher anxiety rates and barriers accessing effective interventions. This study conducted initial testing and refinement of Co-MAID, a nov...
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Aleksa Kaurin @aleksakaurin.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Thrilled (really) to share recent evidence from our READY study led by @paulaphilippi.bsky.social w/ @aidangcw.bsky.social: "Minutes that matter: A microburst approach to adolescents' resolution of affect in response to daily stressors" 🧵1/9
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Anne Gärtner @gaertneranne.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Out now! 💥
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Simon Blackwell @blackwellse.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Just seen that the amazing results of the STAR trial (Trauma-focused therapy for people with PTSD and psychosis) are out this week in @thelancetpsych.bsky.social ! www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Trauma-focused therapy integrated with cognitive behavioural therapy for psychosis for people with post-traumatic stress disorder and psychosis (the STAR trial): a multicentre, pragmatic, randomised t...
Trauma-focused CBTp is safe, highly acceptable, and effective in people with co-occurring psychosis and PTSD. This underserved population should no longer be denied access to psychological interventio...
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Iris van Rooij 💭 @irisvanrooij.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Published version now available in Current Directions in Psychological Science: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Combining Psychology With Artificial Intelligence: What Could Possibly Go Wrong? - Iris van Rooij, Olivia Guest, 2026
The current AI hype cycle combined with psychology’s various crises make for a perfect storm. Psychology, on the one hand, has a history of weak theoretical fou...
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Marcella Woud @marcellawoud.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Very honored and moved to have received this year’s PhD supervisor prize at @dpk-kongress.bsky.social
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SarahDanboeck @sarahdanboeck.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
🎥 Our new psychoeducation video on dissociation (depersonalisation and derealisation), produced together with the fabulous @empathique.bsky.social team 🤗💕, is now online! 😍 It is in German with subtitles in English, French, Arabic, Turkish and Urdu 🌍 ➡️ m.youtube.com/watch?v=ep4W...
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Wenn alles plötzlich unwirklich wirkt: Dissoziative Symptome einfach erklärt
YouTube video by Empathique
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Lisa Leehr @lisaleehr.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Inspiring talks at the Symposium of the „Interessensgruppe Klinische Biopsychologie“ @dpk-kongress.bsky.social Thanks to all the speakers!
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René Freichel @renefreichel.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Co-chaired a symposium at the DPK 2026 on Improving measurement-based care with big naturalistic data, experience sampling, and artificial intelligence. Great discussions - Thanks to all speakers (Claudi Bockting, Wolfgang Lutz, Rob Saunders, Brian Schwartz) and attendees!
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Jan R. Boehnke @jrboehnke.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
The #OpenScience working group* of the German Psychological Society's section on #ClinicalPsychology and Psychotherapy has published a paper about opportunities and challenges for OS in Clinical Psychology onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #DGPs #OpenResearch The paper focuses on three topcs👇️
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Commentary: Making Patient Data Count—Opportunities and Challenges for Open Science in Clinical Psychology
Open science practices—such as preregistration, data and material sharing, and open-access dissemination—are increasingly promoted across psychology, yet their specific value for clinical psychology ....
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Simon Blackwell @blackwellse.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
What a privilege to present a "State of the Art" talk "Accelerating the Development of Psychological Interventions" just now at the German Psychotherapy Conference! Thank you very much to the organisers for inviting me, and the audience for their great questions! #DPK2026 @dpk-kongress.bsky.social
Simon Blackwell being introduced for his talk "Accelerating the Development of Psychological Interventions"Room full of people watching a talk
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