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Dr Nicoletta P. Lekka

@nicolettalekka.bsky.social
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Consultant Psychiatrist | Hon Senior Clinical Teacher | ILM Coach | Co-Chair Prof Dev & Rec Committee IADMS | Exec Dance Liaison Ψ RCPsych SEPSIG LlkIn 🔗 t.co/RXmEBpgvcw Here from X 🔗 twitter.com/nicoletta_lekka?lang=en

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Dr Nicoletta P. Lekka @nicolettalekka.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
So proud of the Mental Health Advisory Group’s work on “Trauma-Informed Awareness: What is it and how do you practically apply it”, today at the IADMS - International Association for Dance Medicine & Science 35th annual conference in Las Vegas! 🇺🇸
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Centre for Brain and Behaviour, QMUL @queenmarycbb.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Congrats to @rosiedavis.bsky.social & the Positive Balance project team, chosen from 100+ applicants for the Linda & William Hamilton Dance Wellness Symposium! Rosie will receive a travel grant to attend the 35th #IADMS Annual Conference in Las Vegas next week #DancerWellbeing #PositivePsychology
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Daniel Lakens @lakens.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
New Replication Project in sport and exercise science shares it results: Out of 25 replication studies performed, 56% yielded significant results, but only 7 (28%) revealed a similar effect size. Several problems related to the quality of are discussed. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Estimating the Replicability of Sports and Exercise Science Research - Sports Medicine
Background The replicability of sports and exercise research has not been assessed previously despite concerns about scientific practices within the field. Aim This study aims to provide an initial es...
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Prof Jenn Cumming @jenncumming.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Looking forward to sharing the next chapter of our #safedanceresearch on 'Safeguarding and abuse prevention policies of UK Dance Organisations' at #ICSSR2025 with Erin Sanchez, @georgiabird.bsky.social , @mkolitsida.bsky.social , @gracetidmarsh.bsky.social , @maryquinton.bsky.social
An image depicting paper ripped across the middle to reveal the words 'Presenations coming soon, stay tuned'. At the top of the image is The SPRINT Project logo, with information about the conference at the bottom of the image: 1st International Congress on Safe Sport Research, Quebec City, Canada, June 18-20, 2025. #ICSSR2025
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Sara Houston @sarahouston.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Such a blast today dancing and researching with the dancers from Scottish Ballet’s Elevate programme for people with M.S. and Dr Bethany Whiteside from Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
A violin lies on top of an upright piano in a dance studio
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BAPAM @ukbapam.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
🫠Performance Anxiety🫠 The BAPAM CPD for performing arts medicine clinicians this month is on Performance Anxiety. This topic is often really popular so get your ticket early! 🕐 7pm - 9pm 📆 26th February 2025 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bapam-cpd-....
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Los Angeles Review of Books @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
"Any attempt to encourage people to treat AI systems with respect should be understood as an attempt to make people defer to corporate interests." Julien Crockett interviews Ted Chiang about the dangers of AI. lareviewofbooks.org/article/life...
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Life Is More Than an Engineering Problem | Los Angeles Review of Books
Julien Crockett speaks with Ted Chiang about the search for a perfect language, the state of AI, and the future direction of technology.
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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 29/01/2025
Two time-use researchers explain how to be mindful about where you spend your precious minutes.
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How to get control of your time
Two time-use researchers explain how to be mindful about where you spend your precious minutes.
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U.S. Figure Skating @usfigureskating.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
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CNN @cnn.com · 30/01/2025
A married pair of skating champions, two young skaters and their mothers were among those killed in the midair collision over the Potomac River, the Skating Club of Boston said Thursday. US Figure Skating has not yet confirmed the total number of skaters killed.
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Figure skaters killed in plane crash include world champions and young athletes in a tragic case of déjà vu | CNN
Once again, figure skaters representing the past, present and future of the sport perished in a catastrophic plane crash.
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Dr Nicoletta P. Lekka @nicolettalekka.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
“This multinational editorial aims to create awareness of the role of exercise medicine in psychiatric disease and advance the integration of sports psychiatry into the care of athletes by sports medicine professionals globally.” bjsm.bmj.com/content/earl...
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The evolution of sports psychiatry: a clinical intersection of mental health and physical activity
Long before the term ‘sports psychiatry’ was first introduced nearly 40 years ago,1 2 clinicians and academics recognised the critical role of mental and brain health in sports. For example, Jokl and ...
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Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund @lmtischfund.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
The Role of the Arts in Healthcare: Transforming Lives, Creating Community thelmtif.org/news/arts-in...
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The Role of the Arts in Healthcare: Transforming Lives, Creating Community - Illumination Fund
Illumination Fund Releases Report on its Arts in Health initiative: The Role of the Arts in Healthcare: Transforming Lives, Creating Community
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Lauren Herckis @laurenherckis.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
Reading this fabulous paper on reporting qual research results by Braun and Clarke @ginnybraun.bsky.social @vicclarke.bsky.social and recommend you do too (it's also open access): www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Reporting guidelines for qualitative research: a values-based approach
Evaluative tools for qualitative research need to be developed and designed in a way that allows them to be used by the research community to assess qualitative research on its own terms, and thus ...
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RNIB @rnib.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
As these quotes from blind and partially sighted people show, the representation on Strictly this year, with the casting of Chris McCausland and Tasha Ghouri, has left an immeasurable positive impact. It highlights the importance of diversity and has sparked so many positive conversations.
“Chris is making it possible for me to talk more openly to my friends and family about what it takes for me to do every day things. Now they listen with interest not pity.” The quote sits on a pink glittery background bordered with pink quotation marks.  "I don't feel so invisible with Chris on the telly. Need to get the message out there that loads of us are doing clever stuff like him, by having a job, running a family, coping.” The quote sits on a pink glittery background bordered with pink quotation marks.“Chris is right about creativity and problem solving, it's all about making things work for you, about learning to still be you; creating your world in ways when I was sighted I never even thought of.” The quote sits on a pink glittery background bordered with pink quotation marks.“What I’ve found is how it triggers random people to ask me questions about sight loss. A woman started a conversation about how it really made her think and realise how adaptive and problem solving we have to be. But not in a patronising way.” The quote sits on a pink glittery background bordered with pink quotation marks.
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RNIB @rnib.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
If you’ve loved watching Chris on this series of Strictly and you’d like to learn more about what it’s like to live with sight loss, visit rnib.in/BeforeYouAsk
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#BeforeYouAsk
If you're affected by sight loss, we're here for you
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RNIB @rnib.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
This is so needed to raise awareness of and dispel myths about living with a disability. We hope to see more of it.
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Joe Ketterling @jketterling.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
“Just as it would be incorrect to claim that 10 to 12 sessions of cognitive behavioral therapy result in full remission of depression, it is equally misguided to suggest that exercise alone can resolve deeply complex mental health issues.“ #exercise #mentalhealth doi.org/10.1123/jpah...
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Nicholas Fabiano, MD @ntfabiano.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Just 3 to 4 minutes of vigorous physical activity per day is associated with decreased cancer risk. 🧵1/10
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Astronomy pictures @astronomers.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Meteor Shower and Orion in Mongolia 🇲🇳
Credit: Yin Hao
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The SPRINT Project @thesprintproject.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Hi everyone, we are The SPRINT project! Our mission is to use sport psychology to enhance well-being and performance in various contexts. Stay tuned for research insights, stories that inspire action, tools and resources! Join us on our journey ⭐ www.sprintproject.org
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The Sprint Project | Community-based sport psychology research | Birmingham, West Midlands, UK
The Sprint Project is a team of applied psychology researchers at the University of Birmingham helping to define and intervene in community-based issues to improve well-being and performance.
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Prof Jenn Cumming @jenncumming.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
As more #dancepsychology folks join #bluesky, I have been adding to the starter pack. DM or reply if you would also like to be added!
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Prof Jenn Cumming @jenncumming.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
📢 NEW PAPER & BLOG POST ALERT ⤵️ We're excited to share the latest insights from the SPRINT project, highlighting strengths-based mental skills training interventions for disadvantaged youth. www.mdpi.com/2673-995X/4/... @maryquinton.bsky.social @gracetidmarsh.bsky.social Dr Sally Reynard
Image of first page of journal article, including journal name (Youth), publisher name (MDPI), title of article (Mental Skills Training for Youth Experiencing Multiple Disadvantage), names of authors (Jennifer Cumming, Mary L. Quinton, Grace Tidmarsh, and Sally Reynard), author affilitiona, article asbtarct, and key words.
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Dr Nicoletta P. Lekka @nicolettalekka.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
#IADMS2024 #throwback 🧵 Dance Medicine & Science - Infographics Finalists - Mental Fatigue in Dance - Sleep Hygiene for Dancers - Strength Training for Dancers iadms.org/#mainnav-1473 1/
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Stuart Biddle @stuartjhbiddle.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
ijbnpa.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... New paper on physical activity and mental health - mediators and moderators.
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Physical activity and mental health: a systematic review and best-evidence synthesis of mediation and moderation studies - International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
Background While evidence consistently demonstrates that physical activity is beneficial to mental health, it remains relatively unknown how physical activity benefits mental health, and which factors...
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Cath @cathjames.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
I know dancers are always saying that dancing can support positive impacts on health and wellbeing, social connections and confidence but here’s some actual research that shows that dance is the best way of supporting positive outcomes for depression. See: www.bmj.com/content/384/...
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Effect of exercise for depression: systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
Objective To identify the optimal dose and modality of exercise for treating major depressive disorder, compared with psychotherapy, antidepressants, and control conditions. Design Systematic review ...
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Nicholas Fabiano, MD @ntfabiano.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Our paper was just published in Sports Psychiatry. 🧵1/13
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Bluesky @bsky.app · 27/11/2024
Brief update on our ongoing efforts to allow users to specify consent (or not) for AI training: 🧵
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Sara Houston @sarahouston.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
This’ll be good. Online European Dance Development Network event on 29th November led by my longtime collaborator Monica Gillette www.ednetwork.eu/activities/d...
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How Can We Move?
EDN's online event of the year.
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Prof Jenn Cumming @jenncumming.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Hello #dancepsychology folks! I am adding new contacts to the starter pack so please keep checking it out as more people join #bluesky go.bsky.app/2GJUn6v
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Gill Docherty @gilldocherty.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Great read from @amelianewton.bsky.social
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Ben Jane @benjane.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
So I've had a go at a Starter Pack thing to see if @nanettemutrie.bsky.social and I can find more #physicalactivity friends who have made the jump across. Additional tags welcomed and will add go.bsky.app/DsHNWPf
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Alessio Bricca @abricca.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Exercise Therapy Starter Pack! What you’ll gain by joining: Evidence-based insights on exercise for chronic disease management. Practical strategies to improve patient outcomes. A community of professionals committed to bridging science and practice. go.bsky.app/ThPXSu2
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Earth 🌎 @earthcurateds.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
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Prof Jenn Cumming @jenncumming.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Free workshop for UK-based dance teachers but only limited spaces left. Get in touch with @mkolitsida.bsky.social for more details.
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Prof Jenn Cumming @jenncumming.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
I have created a starter pack to follow people researching, practicing, or sharing dance psychology. Please let me know if you would like to be added. go.bsky.app/2GJUn6v
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Dr Nicoletta P. Lekka @nicolettalekka.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
SEPSIG17 🏊‍♀️ Sport & Exercise Psychiatry RCPsych Online Conference Save the date 🚨 Wednesday 19 March 2025 www.rcpsych.ac.uk/members/spec...
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Dr Kate Womersley @katewomersley.com · 15/11/2024
#PsychSky - a global community of psychiatrists, psychologists, mental health professionals, people w lived experience, policy folks & anyone else interested in the brain - is growing! Follow starter packs I & II below. Just say if you want to be added 🧠 go.bsky.app/C36fgiD go.bsky.app/3UH1pKc
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AB @apbapbapb.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Starter pack for Mental Health and Physical Activity Research - please take a look, share or ask to join! go.bsky.app/tSiurc
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Dr Grace Tidmarsh @gracetidmarsh.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
I have created a sport and exercise psychology starter pack to help as more of us from this field move over from other platforms. Let me know if you'd like to be added to the starter pack 🧠 go.bsky.app/Su4tmmW #SportPsychology #ExercisePsychology #SportandExercise #AcademicSky
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