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Griffin Murch

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Emotional Distress + Data Science | Clinical Research Assistant | TEDY Lab @McLeanHospital

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Daniel P. Moriarity @dpmoriarity.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
So excited to return to SRP, for my first time as a non-trainee 🥺 Come keep me company during my talk on symptom-specific speed of improvement during psychotherapy (work with @fabiennemink.bsky.social @christianwebb.bsky.social and Lutz) @srpsychopathology.bsky.social #SRP2026
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Griffin Murch @griffinmurch.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Great blog post! *Even if it sparked some guilt (as someone interested in conducting intensive longitudinal idiographic research) about wanting both *everyone* and *no one* to read it
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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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Alex Crenshaw @crenshaw.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
We’ve dumped billions of dollars over 20+ years to find any evidence that mental disorders are brain disorders, and we’ve found none. Here’s why that means mental disorders are brain disorders
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JAMA Psychiatry @jamapsychiatry.com · 07/08/2026
Consideration of statistical, impairment, prediction, and cost-benefit approaches for clinical-decision thresholds in #Psychiatry may enhance risk assessment and treatment selection beyond diagnosis-based cutoffs. ja.ma/4fEIpcR
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Strategies for Establishing Clinical-Decision Thresholds in Psychiatry
This narrative review discusses strategies for developing thresholds for psychopathology dimensions that may enhance clinical decision-making, drawing on methods used in psychiatry, psychology, internal medicine, and health economics.
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PsyArXivBot @psyarxivbot.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Implementing Dimensional and Transdiagnostic Mental Health Assessment in Psycho-Oncology: Validation of the HiTOP Brief Report (HiTOP-BR) in Cancer Survivors: osf.io/5mfpx
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Association for Psychological Science @psychscience.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
In a special issue of Clinical Psychological Science, @jnfrltackett.bsky.social, @ajshackman.bsky.social, and @shirleybwang.bsky.social present seven articles and four commentaries that showcase the power and ongoing challenges of multidisciplinary collaborations in psychological science.
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The Uniquely Multidisciplinary Side of Clinical Psychology Is Spotlighted in New Special Issue
An eclectic collection of seven articles and four commentaries showcase the power and ongoing challenges of multidisciplinary collaborations in psychological science.
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Griffin Murch @griffinmurch.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Stat Wars Episode V: Assumptions Strike Back. Honestly, incredible paper by @ashleylwatts.bsky.social et al. that definitely didn't send me spiraling about every research question I've ever had.
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Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies @abctnow.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Behavior Therapy | in press “Relations of Positive and Negative Emotion Reactivity to Depressive Symptoms: A Multimethod Approach” Abitante et al. doi.org/10.1016/j.be...
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JAMA Network Open @jamanetworkopen.com · 08/07/2026
Among high-risk outpatients with #MDD, hospital-based assertive case management reduced the severity of suicidal thoughts and behaviors more than standard care during 6 months. Findings support a scalable psychosocial suicide prevention approach. ja.ma/4f3kSC9
RCT: Hospital-Based Psychosocial Case Management & Suicide Prevention in South Korea. 314 adults (107M, 207W, mean 32.3y) with depression/suicidal ideation. ACM vs Usual Care. Graph shows ACM reduced C-SSRS scores more than UC. Mean difference -1.99 (p=.005).
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Alex Fornito @alexfornito.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Frustrated with DSM? Interested in @hitop-system.bsky.social as a potential alternative? Check our latest, led by J Tiego, using a bottom-up approach in a transdiagnostic twin sample evaluating the validity & heritability of the HiTOP model: osf.io/preprints/ps...
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Christian Webb, PhD @christianwebb.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
I dug into NSDUH data on depression in U.S. teens (12-17) and made the below figure. Rates increased far more sharply for girls than boys, peaking around COVID before modest declines. Shaded region = % with depression receiving mental health treatment. Both depression and unmet need remain high.
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Ethan Mollick @emollick.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Seems GPT-5.2 reaches expert level in peer review: 45 scientists took 469 hours evaluating human & AI reviews on 82 papers. "Surprisingly, current AI reviewers are competitive even with the top-rated reviewers in Nature’s official peer review..." though not without weaknesses, so use AI + humans.
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Griffin Murch @griffinmurch.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
It was great presenting recent work at Harvard Psychiatry Day! Higher sleep reactivity, a trait describing how much sleep is impacted by daily stress, is associated with many psychological and physical dx’s. We quantified this with EMA, finding that it predicts future new internalizing symptoms.
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NPP-Digital Psychiatry and Neuroscience (DPN) @dpn-journal.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
This Deep Dive covers work by @hadarfisher.bsky.social @nigeljaffe.bsky.social @diegopizzagalli.bsky.social @christianwebb.bsky.social exploring whether smartphone passive sensors & LLMs can track activation in adolescents w/ anhedonia receiving behavioral activation therapy youtu.be/K1Lo50QBcQM?...
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Can we track therapeutic change outside the clinic?
YouTube video by NPP - Digital Psychiatry and Neuroscience (DPN)
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Hadar Fisher @hadarfisher.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Now out in npj Digital Medicine 🎉 www.nature.com/articles/s41... Our systematic review and meta-analysis examines how well language-based models detect depression from text. We reviewed 123 studies (40,000 + observations) using NLP and machine learning.
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Language-based detection of depression with machine learning: systematic review and meta-analysis - npj Digital Medicine
npj Digital Medicine - Language-based detection of depression with machine learning: systematic review and meta-analysis
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Mark Shuquan Chen @markschen.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
We're hiring! The Emotion and Psychopathology in Context Lab at Harvard invites applications for a full-time RA/lab manager to start in 2026 summer. Ideal for students preparing for graduate study (e.g., clinical psych). Please consider sharing & applying! jobs.smartrecruiters.com/HarvardUnive...
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Research Assistant I
Company Description: By working at Harvard University, you join a vibrant community that advances Harvard's world-changing mission in meaningful ways, inspires innovation and collaboration, and builds...
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JAMA Psychiatry @jamapsychiatry.com · 21/02/2026
John Torous, MD, speaks with Christian A. Webb, PhD, of Harvard Medical School and McLean Hospital, about the limits of population-level prediction and the need for more potent and targeted interventions for #YouthMentalHealth. 🎧 Listen now: ja.ma/3OSGiIw
Podcast cover for JAMA Psychiatry Author Interviews, dated February 18, 19 minutes. Title: Predicting Adolescent Response to School-Based Mindfulness. A blue square displays 'Psyc' and initials 'JN'. A purple play button is at the bottom.
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Christian Webb, PhD @christianwebb.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
New paper from our team: Can ML identify which adolescents benefit most from school-based mindfulness? In 8,376 students (MYRIAD trial), models detected statistically significant but clinically negligible differential effects (d ≈ .07–.08). Precision prevention is hard...
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Griffin Murch @griffinmurch.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Interesting to see how our lab's recruitment sources have shifted over the last 3 years (see plot). FB/Instagram used to pull 100+ responses/month, now much less productive. Methods like flyers and mailing lists remain steady. Curious if any other labs are seeing this or have found new methods?
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Regina Miranda, Ph.D. @mirandalabcuny.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Sleep quality and suicide ideation: Mediating role of rumination and depressive symptoms — new paper out, led by former Hunter College undergrad Sindy Kauch, with support from @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social PhD student Lucy Liotta and our co-authors. Link to read here: rdcu.be/e3ip2
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JAMA Psychiatry @jamapsychiatry.com · 11/02/2026
Actigraphy-derived measures of sleep phase variability and activity amplitude identified individuals at higher risk of relapse in #Depression, supporting their potential as scalable biomarkers in ongoing monitoring. bit.ly/3OzXlPo
Box. Sleep and Circadian Rest-Activity Parameters describing: Sleep Onset and Wake-Up Time, Sleep Period Time (SPT), Wake After Sleep Onset (WASO), Total Sleep Time (TST), Sleep Efficiency, Midsleep Phase (MSF), Sleep Regularity Index (SRI) text@39, Composite Phase Deviation (CPD)text@40, Activity L5 and M10text@41, Relative Amplitude of Activity (RA)text@41.
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Shirley Wang @shirleybwang.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
New preprint! We investigate the risk of algorithmic bias (across race/ethnicity, gender, and their intersection) in machine learning models predicting suicide attempts across 3 clinical settings in over 1.2 million patients. osf.io/preprints/ps...
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Christian Webb, PhD @christianwebb.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Interested in research on depression in youth? New opening for a full-time research assistant in our lab (webbslab.com) to work on a range of projects focused on the causes & treatment of depression in teens. Come join our growing lab. Please RT and share! Apply⬇️ webbslab.com/job-postings
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JAMA Psychiatry @jamapsychiatry.com · 11/01/2026
Adults exposed to sexual assault were at higher risk of developing functional somatic disorders, including single-organ and multiorgan subtypes—over five years, finds this cohort study. ja.ma/4qKzTgd
JAMA Psychiatry article: "Functional Somatic Disorders in Individuals With a History of Sexual Assault" by Sofie A. Jacobsen, Marie W. Petersen, and B. Wellnitz, published online November 12, 2025.
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PsyArXivBot @psyarxivbot.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
A Practical Guide to Self-Organising Maps in Psychological Research: osf.io/dy6z2
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Hadar Fisher @hadarfisher.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
💫 Excited to share new preprint a systematic review & meta-analysis of 123 studies (40k+ ppl) on how well language-based models detect depression from text. www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-8...
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Language-Based Detection of Depression with Machine Learning: Systematic Review and Meta- Analysis
Early detection of depression is critical for timely intervention. Natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning (ML) approaches have increasingly been used to automatically detect depression...
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JAACAP Journals @jaacapjournals.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Younger adolescents and preteens have become an alarming portion of patients admitted for serious suicide attempts, in addition to those dying by suicide. Refinement in screening and treatment is required. 2/2
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Andrew Page @neuomancer.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
I am pleased to share our paper showing that daily assessment improves the precision of #self-harm and #suicide prediction beyond the data available at the start of a hospital admission. psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
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Nature Reviews Psychology @natrevpsychol.nature.com · 07/11/2025
Network-informed interventions for psychopathology Journal Club by René Freichel go.nature.com/43ispIc
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Griffin Murch @griffinmurch.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
No one can deny that we need better ways of approaching science communication, particularly right now. Great read below, no matter your field! "Leveraging the epistemic authority of the 'common man' can then make science seem less elitist and more aligned with community values."
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PsyArXivBot @psyarxivbot.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Investigating Risk and Protective Factors for Suicidal Ideation and Attempts in Bi+ Youth: A Multi-Method Study: osf.io/9x4h2
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Miri Forbes @miriforbes.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
I’ve spent the last 8 years(!) working from the position that HiTOP relies too much on analyses of traditional diagnoses, baking in limitations of the DSM, and that we need to move to symptom-level analyses to fix it It turns out that rebuilding HiTOP from the ground up doesn’t change much 💀 1/
A figure of the results from our study, showing a model that looks remarkably similar to the official HiTOP model. There are also important differences like a pathological introversion domain and a combined hypomania/disinhibition dimension.
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Griffin Murch @griffinmurch.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Paraphrasing @emollick.bsky.social and @dkthomp.bsky.social here: AI is (so far) much better at assisting with job-specific tasks than replacing entire careers. Research and science appear to be no exception.
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Griffin Murch @griffinmurch.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Such a cool paper! On the common approach of comparing those w/ and w/o given DSM/ICD diagnoses (e.g., case-control): "[These] models often fail not because of the quality of the computational approach, but because the diagnostic labels they target do a poor job of carving nature at its joints."
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Zachary Cohen @depressionlab.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
New paper in Journal of Affective Disorders led by Olivia Losiewicz: Daily spread of positive affect is associated with subsequent well-being: A study of idiographic network analysis and emotional inertia. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Daily spread of positive affect is associated with subsequent well-being: A study of idiographic network analysis and emotional inertia
Emotional inertia, or the persistence of affect over time, and emotion network density, a measurement of the interconnected or relatedness of one's em…
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Ethan Mollick @emollick.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
From this new post by OpenAI: 0.15% of users (something like 9M people given public numbers) show signs of suicidal intent in their ChatGPT chats each week But there seems to be progress in making ChatGPT respond appropriately to mental health issues. openai.com/index/streng...
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Christian Webb, PhD @christianwebb.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Thanks to @bbrfoundation.bsky.social for highlighting our lab's study (led by @hadarfisher.bsky.social & @nigeljaffe.bsky.social) using📱smartphone sensors + LLM-derived text ratings to track behavioral activation and symptom change in teens with anhedonia. bbrfoundation.org/content/smar...
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Smartphone Sensors + ChatGPT Successfully Tracked & Predicted Symptoms in Adolescents with Anhedonia | Brain & Behavior Research Foundation
The ubiquity of smartphones and the rapid advance and widespread public adoption of “AI” tools like ChatGPT (especially among the young) have raised hopes among some researchers that such technologies...
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The Needling @theneedling.com · 22/10/2025
DSM-5 Now Includes Mariners Fanhood as a Legitimate Form of Depression: tinyurl.com/5e8a65zt
Man sitting on couch with head in hands with therapist holding clipboard reading "Mariners fan 25 years YIKES"
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Christian Webb, PhD @christianwebb.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
📢 New large study of ~1.5 million patients in NHS Talking Therapies finds that teens/young adults (ages 16-24) had 17-26% *lower* odds of reliably improving vs 25-65 year-olds. Time to rethink youth-centred mental-health delivery? 🔗 tinyurl.com/532y6v67
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JAMA Psychiatry @jamapsychiatry.com · 22/10/2025
Chronic diseases were more strongly linked to suicide attempt, while severe conditions and psychiatric polygenic scores were more associated with suicide, indicating overlapping but distinct risk factors for attempt and death by suicide. ja.ma/3IVjPZ2
Figure 1: Study Profile. A clinical risk profile with data from a Danish population-based cohort from 1970-2019. B genetic risk profile with data from IPSYCH from 1981-2019. Distributions of suicide and attempts are shown.
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Jeff Yoshimi @jyoshimi.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
We’ve recently updated our collaborative open-access book, “Neural Networks in Cognitive Science”, adding a few new authors, chapters, and lots of content. downloads.jeffyoshimi.net/NeuralNetwor...
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E. David Klonsky, PhD @klonskylab.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Suicidology has been waiting a long time for this! A measure of capability for suicide that is both reasonably comprehensive and concise. Great work by @meganlrogers.bsky.social and colleagues. journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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Grace Anderson @geanderson-98.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Work by Xin Hu and Lauren Bylsma demonstrates combining self-report EMA and passive psychophysiological measures improves prediction of active SI in adults with ASD. #2025SPR @therealspr.bsky.social
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Kevin Mitchell @wiringthebrain.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Yes! Well, kind of, IMO. The brain is for allostasis first - the maintenance of bodily states within a viable range. But one means of such control is through behavior. And a good way to figure out what to do is through cognition. (And a good way to do cognition is to do it consciously... 😊)
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NPP-Digital Psychiatry and Neuroscience (DPN) @dpn-journal.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
🆕 study by @hadarfisher.bsky.social @nigeljaffe.bsky.social @diegopizzagalli.bsky.social @christianwebb.bsky.social tested whether smartphone mobility sensing & LLM ratings of text can track behavioral activation in teens to boost engagement in rewarding activities www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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Mood, Emotion, & Development Lab at Vanderbilt @medvanderbilt.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
We are officially moving over from X! Please follow us for posts on new lab papers, open positions, and other mental health research we are following 🧠
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