Graham Davey @grahamcldavey.bsky.social · 26/09/2026In both seasons 2019-20 and 2020-21 #lcfc came 5th in the Premier League with #mcfc above them in both cases - the estimated loss to #lcfc not being in the Champions League in those 2 seasons is a minimum of £50m - get on the phone to the lawyers Top! 000
Graham Davey @grahamcldavey.bsky.social · 02/09/2026We are so missing this today - “Satire is the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize the flaws, corruption, or foolishness of individuals, institutions, or society” - more of this please it’s one of society’s necessary regulatory processes 000
Graham Davey @grahamcldavey.bsky.social · 14/08/2026url.uk.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/FwKHCnONBc...url.uk.m.mimecastprotect.com60% OFF The Catastrophic Worrier: Why You Worry and How to StopDo you turn all your molehills into insurmountable mountains? This accessible and engaging book will guide you along the path to stop catastrophizing so that you can reclaim control, achieve your goal... 001
Graham Davey @grahamcldavey.bsky.social · 22/06/2026www.linkedin.com/posts/graham...linkedin.comPsychopathology | Graham DaveyThe manuscript for the 4th Edition of Psychopathology is complete and will go into production in the next couple of weeks for publication in Jan/Feb 2027 It’s fully updated, and in the same format, b... 000
Graham Davey @grahamcldavey.bsky.social · 21/06/2026If I was allowed to have my own music genre competition (which I won’t be) then it would be Rap and Trad Jazz battling for the wooden spoon 😁 010
Graham Davey @grahamcldavey.bsky.social · 28/05/2026An English joke from the 15th century: “Why change kings so often?” “To keep the executioners employed.” Never a truer word 111
Graham Davey @grahamcldavey.bsky.social · 06/01/2026Manchester United have appointed an interim manager, to take charge before appointing a caretaker manager, who will take charge before appointing a full-time manager - what? 🤔 www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...bbc.co.ukManchester United caretaker manager: Talks held with Darren Fletcher, Michael Carrick and Ole Gunnar SolskjaerManchester United hold talks with former players Darren Fletcher, Michael Carrick and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer about becoming the club's caretaker manager. 010
Graham Davey @grahamcldavey.bsky.social · 19/12/2025"Study 3 provides support for a causal effect from increased fruit intake to the increased likelihood of anxiety" 🤔 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...cambridge.orgTriangulated evidence provides no support for bidirectional causal pathways between diet/physical activity and depression/anxiety | Psychological Medicine | Cambridge CoreTriangulated evidence provides no support for bidirectional causal pathways between diet/physical activity and depression/anxiety - Volume 55 030
Graham Davey @grahamcldavey.bsky.social · 13/12/2025www.audiobooks.co.uk/promotions/p...audiobooks.co.uk50% OFF The Catastrophic Worrier: Why You Worry and How to StopDo you turn all your molehills into insurmountable mountains? This accessible and engaging book will guide you along the path to stop catastrophizing so that you can reclaim control, achieve your goal... 130
Graham Davey @grahamcldavey.bsky.social · 05/12/2025ifs.org.uk/publications... “More than half of the rise in disability benefit claims since the pandemic is due to more claims relating to mental health” Well, is it (1) overdiagnosis (2) greater awareness (3) normal -ve emotions being classed as MH problems or (4) too loose diagnostic categoriesifs.org.ukThe role of changing health in rising health-related benefit claims | Institute for Fiscal StudiesIs the working-age population less healthy since the pandemic? What role is changing health playing in rising health-related benefit claims? 240
Graham Davey @grahamcldavey.bsky.social · 13/11/2025I’m now working on a new 4th Edition of my textbook Psychopathology: Research, Assessment and Treatment in Clinical Psychology If you’ve used the book as a teacher, student or clin psych please let me have your feedback Any new topics? Thanks to all of you who supported the book over the years 020
Graham Davey @grahamcldavey.bsky.social · 13/10/2025Had coffee and cake at a local cafe this morning then Sigmund Freud appeared on my cappuccino 😮 - the id be with you 😁 150
Graham Davey @grahamcldavey.bsky.social · 29/08/2025Spotted this today - why can’t they just put a bollard in front of it 🤔 120
Graham Davey @grahamcldavey.bsky.social · 27/08/2025"Treating disgust in obsessive-compulsive disorder - Results support the view that ERP can be tailored to treat disgust symptoms and highlight the relevance of evaluative conditioning, inhibitory learning, and CBT" ERPhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2211364925000363sciencedirect.comTreating disgust in obsessive-compulsive disorder: Clinician perspectives in a survey studyExposure plus response prevention (ERP) emphasizes fear-reduction strategies, yet many patients have OCD symptoms driven by emotions other than fear—p… 010
Graham Davey @grahamcldavey.bsky.social · 27/08/2025"Psychotherapy practitioners are curiously complacent about the rapid emergence of artificial intelligence competition. Their passivity reflects ignorance about the power of chatbots, denial of their likely impact and arrogance regarding their capacities" www.cambridge.org/core/journal...cambridge.orgWarning: AI chatbots will soon dominate psychotherapy | The British Journal of Psychiatry | Cambridge CoreWarning: AI chatbots will soon dominate psychotherapy 000
Graham Davey @grahamcldavey.bsky.social · 12/08/2025"We describe 10 generic competences that can support therapists to deliver the strongest possible outcomes in CBT across different forms of psychopathology" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.comTen generic competences to improve outcomes of cognitive behaviour therapy: Evidence, postulated processes, and clinical implicationsIn the 18 years since higher-order, generic competences (metacompetences) were first identified to guide the implementation of cognitive behaviour the… 142
Graham Davey @grahamcldavey.bsky.social · 12/08/2025"The mainstream strategy [in developing new psychiatric diagnoses] has been conservative and iterative, retaining current nosology until something better emerges. However, this has led to stagnation. " www.cambridge.org/core/journal...cambridge.orgNew diagnosis in psychiatry: beyond heuristics | Psychological Medicine | Cambridge CoreNew diagnosis in psychiatry: beyond heuristics - Volume 55 010
Graham Davey @grahamcldavey.bsky.social · 12/08/2025"AI tools appeared to be accurate in detecting, classifying, and predicting the risk of mental health conditions as well as predicting treatment response " www.cambridge.org/core/journal...cambridge.orgArtificial intelligence in mental health care: a systematic review of diagnosis, monitoring, and intervention applications | Psychological Medicine | Cambridge CoreArtificial intelligence in mental health care: a systematic review of diagnosis, monitoring, and intervention applications - Volume 55 100
Graham Davey @grahamcldavey.bsky.social · 07/08/2025www.audiobooks.co.uk/promotions/p...audiobooks.co.uk50% OFF The Catastrophic Worrier: Why You Worry and How to StopDo you turn all your molehills into insurmountable mountains? This accessible and engaging book will guide you along the path to stop catastrophizing so that you can reclaim control, achieve your goal... 010
Graham Davey @grahamcldavey.bsky.social · 26/06/2025Humans only evolved language once Why? Sadly, probably so they could lie to each other more effectively www.newscientist.com/article/2484...newscientist.comAncient humans only evolved language once, but why?There’s an argument rumbling about why our ancestors evolved language. And surprisingly, one of the possible explanations has nothing to do with communication 130
Graham Davey @grahamcldavey.bsky.social · 23/06/2025"The interplay between intolerance of uncertainty (IU) and OCD symptoms depends on the degree to which people with OCD exhibit a fear of losing control and engage in transdiagnostic response styles (e.g., depressive rumination)" link.springer.com/article/10.1...link.springer.comHow is Being Uncertain Linked to OCD Symptoms? Do Beliefs About Losing Control and Transdiagnostic and Disorder-Specific Coping Responses Matter? - Cognitive Therapy and ResearchPurpose While intolerance of uncertainty (IU) is recognized as a contributing factor in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), further research is needed to elucidate the underlying mechanisms linking t... 150
Graham Davey @grahamcldavey.bsky.social · 23/06/2025Something we've always suspected - the fear factor! Negative affect predicts populist attitudes in vote shares at elections in Europe, Brexit voting in the 2016 U.K. referendum, & vote shares for Donald Trump in the 2016 and 2020 U.S. presidential elections psycnet.apa.org/record/2025-...psycnet.apa.orgAPA PsycNet 010
Graham Davey @grahamcldavey.bsky.social · 23/06/2025Five decades of research on psychological treatments of depression: A historical and meta-analytic overview "Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) is by far the best examined type of therapy (52%), but not necessarily more effective than other therapies" psycnet.apa.org/record/2024-...psycnet.apa.orgAPA PsycNet 010
Graham Davey @grahamcldavey.bsky.social · 23/06/2025"When people feel bad, how much effort should they invest to make themselves feel better? Should they try harder, or might this even make matters worse? " journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...journals.sagepub.comThe Critical (and Neglected) Role of Effort in Emotion Regulation - Danfei Hu, Tony Gutentag, Iris B. Mauss, Maya Tamir, 2025When people feel bad, how much effort should they invest to make themselves feel better? Should they try harder, or might this even make matters worse? In other... 020
Graham Davey @grahamcldavey.bsky.social · 19/06/2025This is a very sad story - academics get promoted up the management chain but are often never good senior managers - we can probably expect more stories like this www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukDundee University bosses quit after damning report into financial collapseA report into Dundee University says its financial crisis was caused by a 010
Graham Davey @grahamcldavey.bsky.social · 19/06/2025"The global pooled prevalence estimate for Complex PTSD was 6.2% - prevalence is highest in clinical, domestic and/or sexual abuse, and military samples" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.comPrevalence of Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD): A Systematic Review and Meta-AnalysisThis systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to assess complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) pooled prevalence across global and specific p… 021
Graham Davey @grahamcldavey.bsky.social · 19/06/2025"Inflammation appears to play a significant role in the pathophysiology of suicidal behavior, offering promising avenues for biomarker development and novel therapeutic strategies" annals-general-psychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....annals-general-psychiatry.biomedcentral.comInflammatory markers and suicidal behavior: A comprehensive review of emerging evidence - Annals of General PsychiatryBackground Suicidal behavior represents a significant public health challenge, and identifying biological markers associated with its risk is critical for prevention and intervention. Emerging evidenc... 000
Graham Davey @grahamcldavey.bsky.social · 19/06/2025Psychotherapies for adults with complex presentations of PTSD: a clinical guideline and five systematic reviews with meta-analyses mentalhealth.bmj.com/content/28/1...mentalhealth.bmj.comPsychotherapies for adults with complex presentations of PTSD: a clinical guideline and five systematic reviews with meta-analysesObjective To develop a clinician-guided, research-based guideline for adult outpatient psychotherapy for complex presentations of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).Methods We used state-of-the-art... 011
Graham Davey @grahamcldavey.bsky.social · 15/06/2025Thousands of UK students caught cheating using AI Is acquired knowledge and critical thinking an HE thing of the past? More unseen exams? url.uk.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/FE4FCnONBc...url.uk.m.mimecastprotect.comRevealed: Thousands of UK university students caught cheating using AI — The GuardianGuardian investigation finds almost 7,000 proven cases of cheating – and experts says these are tip of the iceberg 110
Graham Davey @grahamcldavey.bsky.social · 22/05/2025"High rates of trauma exist in those with eating disorders" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.comTrauma and eating disorders: an integrated umbrella and scoping reviewThis comprehensive mixed-method review synthesised the trauma-eating disorder (trauma-ED) research across six objectives addressing; prevalence and ri… 110
Graham Davey @grahamcldavey.bsky.social · 22/05/2025"Early onset, depression as the polarity of the first mood episode, lifetime suicide attempts, comorbid anxiety and alcohol use disorders, and family history of bipolar disorder were associated with significantly longer undiagnosed or untreated bipolar disorder" www.cambridge.org/core/journal...cambridge.orgDuration of untreated or undiagnosed bipolar disorder and clinical characteristics and outcomes: systematic review and meta-analysis | The British Journal of Psychiatry | Cambridge CoreDuration of untreated or undiagnosed bipolar disorder and clinical characteristics and outcomes: systematic review and meta-analysis 000
Graham Davey @grahamcldavey.bsky.social · 22/05/2025"The studies suggest that ECT causes autobiographical memory loss in patients with depression. Results also suggest that lost memories are not regained." www.cambridge.org/core/journal...cambridge.orgAutobiographical memory after electroconvulsive therapy: systematic review and meta-analysis | The British Journal of Psychiatry | Cambridge CoreAutobiographical memory after electroconvulsive therapy: systematic review and meta-analysis 000
Graham Davey @grahamcldavey.bsky.social · 22/05/2025"CBT is an effective and acceptable treatment for sleep problems in people with and at risk of psychosis" www.cambridge.org/core/journal...cambridge.orgCognitive behavioural therapy for sleep problems in psychosis: systematic review of effectiveness and acceptability | The British Journal of Psychiatry | Cambridge CoreCognitive behavioural therapy for sleep problems in psychosis: systematic review of effectiveness and acceptability 000
Graham Davey @grahamcldavey.bsky.social · 08/05/2025Remembering my parents Ray and Betty on the anniversary of VE Day - Both made their own personal contributions to winning the war - And let’s not forget why it was fought - to preserve democracy, freedom and justice for ALL people 030
Graham Davey @grahamcldavey.bsky.social · 08/05/2025I’m sure Donald Trump will have something totally inappropriate to say about an American becoming the new pope ☹️ www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn...bbc.co.ukNew pope live: Robert Prevost to appear on Vatican balconyWatch live to see the moment the new pope will step out onto the balcony overlooking St Peter's Square. 000
Graham Davey @grahamcldavey.bsky.social · 08/05/2025www.audiobooks.co.uk/promotions/p...audiobooks.co.uk50% OFF The Catastrophic Worrier: Why You Worry and How to StopDo you turn all your molehills into insurmountable mountains? This accessible and engaging book will guide you along the path to stop catastrophizing so that you can reclaim control, achieve your goal... 000
Graham Davey @grahamcldavey.bsky.social · 06/05/2025"Small to large effect sizes were found for positive, negative, and affective symptoms. " www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.comEffects of mindfulness- and acceptance-based interventions for individuals with schizophrenia spectrum disorders: A systematic meta-reviewMindfulness- and acceptance-based interventions (MBIs/ABIs) for persons with schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSD) aim to cultivate purposeful attent… 000
Graham Davey @grahamcldavey.bsky.social · 06/05/2025"Using models spanning over 18 years, associations between religious-service attendance and mental health were mostly nonsignificant" "The results suggest a need to question the assumption that religious-service attendance provides mental health benefits" journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...journals.sagepub.comSage Journals: Discover world-class researchSubscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher. 001
Graham Davey @grahamcldavey.bsky.social · 01/05/2025"Clinically significant change analysis showed that 57% to 77% of participants were categorised as recovered from GAD 2 to 8 years post-CBT" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.comLong-term efficacy of cognitive behavioural therapy for generalized anxiety disorder: A 2–8-year follow-up of two randomized controlled trialsAnxiety disorders are the most prevalent mental disorders globally, with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) being one of the most common among them. W… 100
Graham Davey @grahamcldavey.bsky.social · 28/04/2025"Our data provide little evidence that relapse has a detrimental effect in the long term in people with schizophrenia and recurrent psychosis." www.cambridge.org/core/journal...cambridge.orgThe association between relapse and the outcome of schizophrenia and recurrent psychotic disorders | The British Journal of Psychiatry | Cambridge CoreThe association between relapse and the outcome of schizophrenia and recurrent psychotic disorders 010
Reposted by Graham DaveyRichard Branson @richardbranson.bsky.social · 21/04/2025"A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else." - John Burroughs 505264494716
Graham Davey @grahamcldavey.bsky.social · 18/04/2025Let’s be clear about this - Trump made promises to the American electorate that he was never going to be able to keep - this is just one of them www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukTrump says US will 'pass' on Ukraine peace talks if no progress soonTrump's comments came hours after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned that the US could abandon talks. 010
Graham Davey @grahamcldavey.bsky.social · 09/04/2025Implementation of the Zero Suicide model was associated with a reduction in suicide attempt rates in 3 of 4 health systems jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...jamanetwork.comZero Suicide Model and Suicide Attempt Rates in Outpatient Mental Health CareThis quality improvement study evaluates whether implementing the Zero Suicide model in outpatient mental health care is associated with lower suicide attempt rates among individuals aged 13 years or ... 010
Graham Davey @grahamcldavey.bsky.social · 07/04/2025"Our findings stress the need for addressing social functioning when treating hoarding. Depression, integrally related to hoarding and social functioning, also needs to be considered." www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.comSocial networks in the context of hoarding disorder: A cross-sectional studyHoarding disorder is characterised by distress and difficulty in discarding items, leading to excessive accumulation. People with hoarding disorder ex… 010
Graham Davey @grahamcldavey.bsky.social · 07/04/2025"The identification of specific dysfunctional beliefs associated with negative symptoms is essential for the development of precision-based cognitive-behavioral interventions in schizophrenia" www.cambridge.org/core/journal...cambridge.orgThe cognitive model of negative symptoms: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the dysfunctional belief systems associated with negative symptoms in schizophrenia spectrum disorders | Psychologica...The cognitive model of negative symptoms: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the dysfunctional belief systems associated with negative symptoms in schizophrenia spectrum disorders - Volume 55 031
Graham Davey @grahamcldavey.bsky.social · 07/04/2025Relationship between doses of moderate to vigorous physical activity and depression www.cambridge.org/core/journal...cambridge.orgOptimal dose and pattern of physical activity to prevent diagnosed depression: prospective cohort study | Psychological Medicine | Cambridge CoreOptimal dose and pattern of physical activity to prevent diagnosed depression: prospective cohort study - Volume 55 072
Graham Davey @grahamcldavey.bsky.social · 04/04/2025The name Nero comes to mind www.thedailybeast.com/trump-jets-o...thedailybeast.comTrump Jets Off to Watch Golf as U.S. Economy Goes Up in FlamesThe stock market is in free fall, but the president is headed to Florida. 042
Graham Davey @grahamcldavey.bsky.social · 02/04/2025Meta have used the LibGen pirated books database to train their AI - That pirated database includes some of my own books - check here to see if your books or journal articles have been ripped off too www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...theatlantic.comSearch LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AIMillions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration. 010
Graham Davey @grahamcldavey.bsky.social · 01/04/2025www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukNHS billions wasted as bipolar patients left ‘forgotten and failed’Exclusive data shows how neglect of this common mental health condition costs the UK nearly £10bn a year. 020
Graham Davey @grahamcldavey.bsky.social · 30/03/2025Wow - where did that time go? whyevolutionistrue.com/2025/03/30/e...whyevolutionistrue.comEric Clapton is 80Yes. they say that age is “just a number,” but it isn’t in one sense: the bigger the number, the closer we are to taking The Big Nap. But in the birthday/anniversary sense, yes, i… 020