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Omid V. Ebrahimi @omidvebrahimi.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

📜 Out in Psychotherapy & Psychosomatics Most bereaved people adapt over time. Why do some stay stuck in grief? We tested whether how loss is remembered shapes grief symptoms over the first 18 months of bereavement w/Franziska Lechner-Meichsner, Anke Ehlers & Kirsten Smith doi.org/10.1159/0005...

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Jonathan J. Park @jonathanpark.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

New preprint! People with different underlying processes may appear similar simply because of when we measure them; which we refer to as “illusory homogeneity” We introduce cts-gimme to identify group-, subgroup-, and person-specific dynamics in continuous-time: osf.io/preprints/ps...

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Omid V. Ebrahimi @omidvebrahimi.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Tired of the centrality debate? Of seeing one application where centrality is influential & others where it's more arbitrary? We have the article for you: osf.io/preprints/ps... Turns out centrality can indeed matter; but when it does depends on underlying network structure & mechanism of spread 🧵

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Adela Isvoranu @adelaisvoranu.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I've been noticing that “cross-sectional” has become shorthand for “methodologically weak” in (network) research, and often data being cross-sectional is treated as a methodological objection in itself. I took some time to put my thoughts down in writing. Pre-print: osf.io/preprints/ps... 🧵⬇️

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Aleksi Hamina @aleksihamina.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Very creative and impressive work!

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Omid V. Ebrahimi @omidvebrahimi.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

📜 Out in British Journal of Psychiatry What if antipsychotic treatment works not only by reducing symptoms, but also by weakening how strongly symptoms drive one another? w/McCutcheon, Kenny & Brand We tested this using 8 randomized trials of paliperidone in 2508 adults 🧵 doi.org/10.1192/bjp....

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Dopamine antagonists and dynamic symptom networks in schizophrenia | The British Journal of Psychiatry | Cambridge Core

Dopamine antagonists and dynamic symptom networks in schizophrenia

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Pam Davis-Kean, PhD @umpamdk.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

My newest Presidential Column for @psychscience.bsky.social addresses the issue of psychologists' dominant use of convenience samples for their research. Can our science stop being WEIRD if we don't consider how we sample? www.psychologicalscience.org/publications...

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Is It Too Convenient to Stay WEIRD?

APS President Pamela Davis-Kean outlines her plenary topics for the 2027 APS Annual Convention in Seattle, Washington.

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Ludvig Daae Bjørndal @ludvigdb.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I am thrilled to share this work - with the brilliant @michelnivard.bsky.social and @omidvebrahimi.bsky.social - in which we outline a framework to more closely align psychiatric genetics and aetiological research with the dynamics and complexities of mental disorders 🎯

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Jonathan J. Park @jonathanpark.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

New preprint! Psychometric networks are often summarized with centrality indices that are sometimes useful and other times not. We show that the "most central" node's influence depends heavily on the configuration of edges in the network; its degree distribution. osf.io/preprints/ps...

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Michel Nivard @michelnivard.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I worked with @omidvebrahimi.bsky.social and @ludvigdb.bsky.social on bringing the systems perspective of psych, “too” psychiatric genetics. it has been a journey to figure out where the fields are aligned, where in place but hidden by terminology & how to translate reseach Q from field to field!

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Omid V. Ebrahimi @omidvebrahimi.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

📜 Out now: ‘Towards a genetics of mental disorders as complex dynamical systems’ After 2 years of work with @michelnivard.bsky.social & @ludvigdb.bsky.social We outline a roadmap to align behavioural genetics with novel dynamic theories of mental disorders A thread 🧵 doi.org/10.31234/osf...

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Ashley Watts @ashleylwatts.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Excited to share a paper recently accepted at Nature Mental Health! 😄 For decades, we've assumed that covariance among psychopathology informs comorbidity. What if we’ve been wrong?

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Omid V. Ebrahimi @omidvebrahimi.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

What a week! It's been an absolute joy and extremely rewarding to teach the first-ever Oxford Psychological Network School (#OxPNS2026) at Magdalen College (@magdalenoxford.bsky.social) University of Oxford (@ox.ac.uk)!

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Eiko Fried @eikofried.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Did a 90 minute webinar workshop for APA on depression measurement. They were kind enough to allow me to share this on youtube. youtu.be/5OwYjWao1hs

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What Scale is Best? Understanding Sources of Validity Evidence for Depression Measurement

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Omid V. Ebrahimi @omidvebrahimi.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

One of the best parts of academia is mentoring students & witnessing their growth: intellectually, professionally & personally. This privilege also makes the job bittersweet when students complete training. It's been an absolute joy to supervise this wonderful group of students at Oxford EDGE Lab.

Lab social in Omid's garden with the Oxford EDGE Lab.

Creatively hand-drawn birthday card from a few months ago from the lab to Omid, with each lab members face drawn by hand by one of our wonderful students (Maria).

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Omid V. Ebrahimi @omidvebrahimi.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

A very insightful talk by Vikram Patel on reimagining healthcare for 1.5 billion people last night, followed by a thoughtful conversation with Alan Stein on the challenges and implementation steps required to move toward universal health care coverage in India.

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Omid V. Ebrahimi @omidvebrahimi.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

🌟 Out in Clinical Psychology Review after years in the making: Pleased to share the 1st meta-analytic network analysis (MAGNA) investigating core maintaining features of anxiety symptoms pooling 156 networks (N = 303,151). w/Belli, Tichelaar, @sachaepskamp.bsky.social & @cycology.bsky.social 🧵:

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Omid V. Ebrahimi @omidvebrahimi.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

I had a wonderful time connecting with colleagues and presenting my recent work at APS! And thank you @aaronjfisher.bsky.social for the kind shout out! Running around to give 3 talks on a Friday was worth it after all. #APS26BCN

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Daniel P. Moriarity @dpmoriarity.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Very excited for this symposium with friends and the opportunity to present some updated analyses on symptom-level timing of improvement during citalopram treatment. Come say hi at #APS26BCN

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Nora Skjerdingstad @noraskjerdingstad.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

#aps26bcn it was a pleasure to present my work on loneliness development across the lifespan and its implications for work-related outcomes using Norwegian register data + longitudinal survey data 📈 Thanks to all my collaborators at uni of Oslo @cktamnes.bsky.social and others :-)

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Nora Skjerdingstad @noraskjerdingstad.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

First DPhil paper just published in NMH! ✨ In this Perspective, we examine how social digital environments (e.g., social media) interact with key processes that maintain social anxiety (e.g., self-focused attention, social comparison). 📱🔄🫣 See summary below 🧵

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Omid V. Ebrahimi @omidvebrahimi.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Looking forward to connecting at APS in Barcelona next week! #APS26BCN I'll be presenting & contributing to discussions on (a) Data-driven & computational approaches in assessing & treating MH disorders; (b) Advances in predictive modelling of MH using EMA; & (c) measurement challenges in the field

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Omid V. Ebrahimi @omidvebrahimi.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Pleasure to speak at the Society for Psychotherapy Research (@sprofficial.bsky.social) at King's College London last week Here w/JM Penedo, @miriamhehlmann.bsky.social & F Mink after our panel discussion on the future of Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) in clinical psychology and psychotherapy

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Dr Lucy Foulkes @lucyfoulkes.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

🌟 NEW PRE-PRINT! 🌟 “It seems that everyone has got something”: A qualitative study of adolescents’ attitudes towards self-diagnosing with mental health problems from me and @nhigsonsweeney.bsky.social osf.io/preprints/ps...

AbstractBackground:There is growing concern about adolescents self-diagnosing with mental health problems, with potential links to increased mental health awareness efforts and social media. However, little is known about adolescents’ attitudes towards self-diagnosis, including why they think it happensand potential consequences.Methods:We conducted online semi-structured interviews with 24 UK school-aged adolescents (13-to 17-years-old)recruited from four schools. Data wasanalysed using reflexive thematic analysis.Results:Four themes were generated. Acceptable versus unacceptable motives for self-diagnosishighlights the different reasons adolescents perceived to driveself-diagnosis, which were given a value judgement. Self-diagnosis was more acceptable when carefully researched and used for self-understanding or help-seeking, andless acceptable when used superficially to seek attention or excuse bad behaviour. Rules for determining (in)authenticityexplores the implicit criteria adolescents set for judging the credibility of someone’s self-diagnosis, including openness, severity, and gender. Self-diagnosis is the only viable route to supportencompasses adolescents’ belief that self-diagnosis is understandable given the current inaccessibilityof healthcare systems, providingaccess to informal sources of emotional, practical, and social support. Finally, modern adolescence is fertile ground for self-diagnosisdiscusses how the current context of adolescence, including social media and the widespread use of diagnostic language, facilitates self-diagnosis. Conclusions:School-aged adolescents view self-diagnosis as an understandable yet potentially problematic practice. While it may be a pragmatic response to inaccessible services, adolescents are concerned about the impact of inaccuracy. Improving access to timely mental health support and promoting balanced information may reduce reliance on self-diagnosis

Note: This version of the article is a pre-print and has not been peer-reviewed.
Title:"It seems that everyone has got something”: A qualitative studyof adolescents’ attitudes towardsself-diagnosing withmental health problems
Nina Higson-Sweeney1* & Lucy Foulkes1
Affiliations:1Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, Life and Mind Building, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3EL, UK*Corresponding author: Dr Nina Higson-Sweeney, nina.higson-sweeney@psy.ox.ac.uk

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Omid V. Ebrahimi @omidvebrahimi.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

One of the most challenging issues in studying mental health during COVID-19 was separating the impact of containment policies (lockdowns) from pandemic severity (societal infection rates), as both can contribute to mental distress. In this extensive international effort, we aimed to address this 🧵

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Dr Emma Bridger @emkbridger.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

I learnt a heck of a lot working on this piece, now out in American Psychologist. Big thanks to all collaborators particularly the mentorship of @omidvebrahimi.bsky.social and @ludvigdb.bsky.social. And of course the amazing resource that is the UKHLS @usociety.bsky.social

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Omid V. Ebrahimi @omidvebrahimi.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Our new article on socioeconomic disadvantage, mental distress & functional impairment is out #OpenAccess in American Psychologist. Led by the brilliant @emkbridger.bsky.social, with J. Maltby, @eikofried.bsky.social, co-supervised by me & @ludvigdb.bsky.social. 🧵 psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...

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mihaelcudic @mihaelcudic.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Can LLMs infer depression severity from clinical notes? Here, we evaluate GPT-5.2 on outpatient psychiatry notes to infer depression severity. Results show moderate agreement with PHQ-9 and stronger agreement with clinician chart review (see comments). www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6...

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Multi-Criteria Validation of LLM-Inferred Depression Severity from Outpatient Psychiatry Notes

Background Longitudinal measurement of depression severity in outpatient psychiatric care is limited by infrequent standardized assessments. Although psychiatric clinical notes capture illness burden ...

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Omid V. Ebrahimi @omidvebrahimi.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

A pleasure to host the Oxford-Modum Bad Clinical Research Symposium today, at @magdalenoxford.bsky.social, University of Oxford (@ox.ac.uk). First up: Keynote by Prof. David M. Clark showcasing the policy engagement roadmap to increase the accessibility of evidence-based treatments.

David M. Clark delivering his keynote talk.

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Omid V. Ebrahimi @omidvebrahimi.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

✨ Only a few spots left for the Oxford Psychological Networks Summer School (OxPNS)! Held at the magical Magdalen College in Oxford, from June 22-26, 2026. Sign up here: oxfordpns.com

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Oxford Psychological Networks Summer School 2026

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Eiko Fried @eikofried.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Anyone willing to confidentially share their successful 2025 VICI application docs with me? Thanks gang.

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Eiko Fried @eikofried.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Tropical diseases spreading in Europe due to global warming. www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

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Omid V. Ebrahimi @omidvebrahimi.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

📝 New preprint on the threat of cyborg propaganda to democracy. We discuss how the key divide in online influence is no longer bots vs humans. We are entering an era of 'cyborg propaganda': Verified human identities disseminate centrally generated, AI-crafted narratives 🧵 osf.io/preprints/ps...

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Jonas R. Kunst @kunstjonas.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

The distinction between grassroots activism and automated influence is collapsing. We typically worry about "bot farms" or "troll factories." But a distinct, more complex threat is emerging. We call it "Cyborg Propaganda."

The Matrix of Coordinated Influence. Traditional frameworks for analyzing online influence focus on the distinction between human and automated actors (Identity Axis) or between spontaneous and coordinated behavior (Articulation Axis). Bot Nets (top-left) rely on synthetic identities and automated scripts. Troll Farms (bottom-left) use human operators to manage fake personas. Grassroots Action (bottom-right) involves verified citizens sharing self-authored views. Cyborg Propaganda (top-right) represents a new paradigm: verified human users disseminating centrally generated, algorithmically generated narratives, effectively ‘hybridizing’ the authenticity of the grassroots with the scale of the botnet.

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 13/02/2026

Bluesky is the new science Twitter, new study by @whysharksmatter.bsky.social and Julia Wester concludes! "Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."

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Scientists no Longer Find Twitter Professionally Useful, and have Switched to Bluesky

Synopsis. Social media has become widely used by the scientific community for a variety of professional uses, including networking and public outreach. For

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Ludvig Daae Bjørndal @ludvigdb.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Fabolous course on network analysis and psychometrics in Oxford this summer - highly recommend!

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Samantha M. Harris @sammarieharris.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

So sad to be missing this! If any of you are lucky enough not to have other commitments late June and are interested in psychological networks, I would highly recommend the summer school (below) organised by @omidvebrahimi.bsky.social (who has the amazing skill of making complex topics accessible!)

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Omid V. Ebrahimi @omidvebrahimi.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Thrilled to announce the Oxford Psychological Networks Summer School (OxPNS)! This is the first-ever psychological network analysis workshop in the UK, to be held in magical Oxford from June 22-26, 2026. To apply and for more information, please visit: oxfordpns.com A brief thread 🧵

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Omid V. Ebrahimi @omidvebrahimi.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

An essential take amid article inflation & overburdened reviewers Editors aren't supposed to excessively return manuscripts & outsource decisions to reviewers Many psych journals can learn a lot here from medicine & epi, where these decisions are equally robust, but far more efficient (eg. Lancet)

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Omid V. Ebrahimi @omidvebrahimi.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

🌟📝 Just out in World Psychiatry: Our new piece demonstrates the added value of dynamic symptom networks for predicting treatment outcomes beyond baseline severity & common covariates, with an added explained variance of 9-22% at post-treatment & follow-up. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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Shirley Wang @shirleybwang.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

We're hiring! The Computational Clinical Science Lab @ Yale is seeking a full-time lab manager/research coordinator to start in early summer 2026. For more information about the position and to apply: forms.gle/LtQwVgPUfaGk... Please share widely & consider applying!

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Omid V. Ebrahimi @omidvebrahimi.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

In this news report with TV2, I outline the role of safety- and avoidance behaviours in maintaining public speaking anxiety. 🇧🇻 Intervju med TV2 om mekanismene bak presentasjonsangst, fokusert på hvordan unngåelse- og sikkerhetsatferd vedlikeholder lidelsen. www.tv2.no/video/nyhete...

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Mange unge sliter med presentasjonsangst - dette er grunnen

Synes du det er ubehagelig å holde presentasjoner? Her er noen tips!

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Mikaela Dizon @mikaeladizon.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Excited to finally be able to share my first, first-authored paper with the world! 🌍 Massive thank you to my brilliant @ox.ac.uk supervisor, @omidvebrahimi.bsky.social and the incredibly supportive @edgelab.bsky.social, as well as our co-authors!

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Omid V. Ebrahimi @omidvebrahimi.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

📜 Our new preregistered 36-month longitudinal study, investigating the mechanisms underlying adverse anxious symptom change patterns, and their long-term clinical outcomes, is now out. Very excited to share after years of data collection & work on MS osf.io/preprints/ps... 🧵 @edgelab.bsky.social

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Samantha M. Harris @sammarieharris.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Can’t believe my time in Oxford is already over! Huge thank you to @omidvebrahimi.bsky.social (best host ever?) and the fantastic @edgelab.bsky.social (best lab ever?) for an incredible research stay! I doubt it’s the the last you’ll be seeing of me ☺️

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Omid V. Ebrahimi @omidvebrahimi.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

It's been a great first year at Oxford EDGE Lab, and a privilege to work with this wonderful group of master's & PhD students. Here from our Secret Santa & goodbye gathering for visiting post-docs @sammarieharris.bsky.social & @eiraaksnes.bsky.social. See you soon! @edgelab.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk

Oxford EDGE Lab at a local pub in Oxford.

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Omid V. Ebrahimi @omidvebrahimi.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Great piece by Crudgington & Andrews on the multidimensionality of social isolation and the distinct health and behavioural outcomes related to different isolation types. Beyond calls for improved definitions, they warn against treating isolation as a single metric, obfuscating evidence syntheses.

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Studying adolescent social isolation in school-based social networks: implications for health research

Adolescent peer relationships matter profoundly for mental and physical health.1 2 Social isolation from peers (ie, a lack of connection) is associated with increased risk of mental health problems an...

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Eira Aksnes @eiraaksnes.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

My research stay @ox.ac.uk has come to and end at it has been above and beyond all expectations! Leaving with such fond memories, new friends and more academically inspired then ever💭🤩👩🏽‍💻👏🏻  A special thanks to @omidvebrahimi.bsky.social and the @edgelab.bsky.social for being the best hosts🫶🏻

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