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Mike Haslam @mbhaslam.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

On the eve of #BIGSPD26, I'm delighted to announce the publication of a 2nd paper from my PhD, exploring the mental health crisis encounter from dual perspectives of those delivering & receiving care This paper describes the novel concept: the Reciprocal Insecurity Paradox doi.org/10.1111/nin....

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The Reciprocal Insecurity Paradox: A Phenomenological Analysis of the Crisis Encounter Between the Mental Health Nurse and Service User With Complex Emotional Needs

While research is emerging, there remains an inadequate focus upon the experiences of those delivering and receiving care specifically for service users with complex emotional needs (CEN) within Cris...

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The Mental Elf @thementalelf.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

To identify memories linked to specific symptoms, the following questions may be helpful, says de Jongh #BIGSPD26

Introduction: ‘You probably weren't born with these complaints, right?’

• NEGATIVE BELIEFS: Negative core beliefs and self-image issues (e.g., "I'm worthless")
‘What made you believe you're worthless?’
‘What experience currently (still) emotionally proves to you that you're worthless?’

• NEGATIVE FEELINGS: Feelings of emptiness, loneliness, or suicidal thoughts)
‘What caused this feeling?’ ‘What events have further exacerbated this feeling?’

• ANTICIPATORY FEAR: Fear of the future (e.g., fear of rejection or fear of abandonment)
‘What's the worst that can happen?’ ‘What does that disaster fantasy look like in your head?’

• FUNCTIONING IN INTERACTION WITH OTHERS: (e.g., not trusting others)
‘What happened that made you not trust others ‘What situations from your early childhood prove to
you, emotionally, that you can't trust people?’

• CONTROLING IMPULSES AND EMOTIONS:
‘What happened that made it difficult for you to control your emotions?’
‘What image should you conjure up that makes you feel that fear/anger/sadness/guilt to the fullest?’

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The Mental Elf @thementalelf.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

And here is how different treatments map to these experiences #BIGSPD26

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The Mental Elf @thementalelf.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

de Jongh explains how adverse childhood experiences can lead to latent vulnerability, which in turn lead to social thinning #BIGSPD26

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The Mental Elf @thementalelf.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Why focus on trauma? Childhood adversity isn't just a risk factor for personality disorders, says de Jongh, it may be a central driver. In one study each ACE raised borderline PD risk fivefold. Emotional abuse and neglect were the strongest predictors. #BIGSPD26

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Dr Dan Warrender @danwarrender.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

I'll shortly be presenting on risk formulation through using the action/consequences model at #BIGSPD26 in Blackpool. To see more, a webinar where I discuss the model is here. (I start 12 minutes in) youtu.be/sC3CVq10XCM?...

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Thoughtful & ethical approaches to risk for people with a diagnosis of personality disorder

YouTube video by Healthcare Improvement Scotland

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BIGSPD @bigspd.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Raf reminds us that a recovery doesn’t necessarily mean an absence of all symptomology. All too often systems want to see an absence or cessation of all difficulties and will ignore the skills and attributes people do have that make life meaningful. #BIGSPD26

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British Psychological Society @bpsofficial.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Our 2026 Landmark Issue on Co-produced Research is now live. The issue explores how collaboration with patients, carers, practitioners, policymakers, and communities can shape more relevant, inclusive, and impactful research. 👉 www.bps.org.uk/news/bps-jou...

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PLOS @plos.org · 28/05/2026

Today PLOS publishes Redefining Publishing: Practical pathways to open science, the public report from our 18-month research and design project. The report asks how publishing can better support open science. Explore the report: plos.io/4o3bsun #OpenScience

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Redefining publishing for the Open Science era

Explore innovative publishing models that support open science, enhance research transparency, and foster global collaboration in the evolving landscape of scholarly communication.

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 28/05/2026

How do we enhance the engagement of history students in their degree programmes? A new article - 'Rethinking Engagement: Insights from UK History Departments' - bit.ly/4viEKru, by Sarah Jones and Simon Peplow offers discipline-specific proposals. Latest Open Access article in 'Transactions' 1/2

Front page of Transactions of the Royal Historical Society article: 'Rethinking Engagement: Insights from UK History Departments', by Sarah Jones and Simon Peplow.

Full abstract: 'This comment examines the shifting landscape of student engagement in UK history departments, drawing on research conducted at the universities of Bristol and Warwick. Moving beyond narrow definitions of engagement as attendance, the study explores the complex interplay of workload pressures, relationships and community, and the cultures and environments of learning that shape students’ everyday experiences. Student testimony highlights how financial precarity, mental‑health challenges and competing demands on their time profoundly influence how (and indeed if) they engage. At the same time, factors – ranging from staff/student interactions to seminar atmosphere and assessment design – are powerful determinants of whether students feel able and motivated to participate fully. While acknowledging the broader socio‑economic forces that constrain both staff and students, the comment proposes a set of principled, discipline‑specific approaches centred on reflection, communication, adaptability and compassion. It argues that, although no single solution can resolve the problem of engagement, history departments can meaningfully support students by cultivating inclusive, responsive and relational learning environments.'

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Awais Aftab @awaisaftab.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Cool study in JAMA Psychiatry confirms what many have suspected for a while: PHQ (depression questionnaire) instructions are widely misinterpreted by patients. It is unfortunate that a questionnaire as shitty as PHQ-9 has become so ingrained & ubiquitous jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

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Interpretation Issues With the Patient Health Questionnaire Instructions

This survey study assesses whether responses to the Patient Health Questionnaire reflect symptom frequency and severity.

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The Psychologist @psychmag.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

One foot in government, one foot in academia... @drkeriwong.bsky.social on why trust is the most valuable currency in bridging the academic-government gap. www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...

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One foot in government, one foot in academia | BPS

Dr Keri Ka-Yee Wong on why trust is the most valuable currency in bridging the academic-government gap.

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Dr Chris DJ Taylor @chrisdjtaylor.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Great to see this video about the iMAPS-2 trial results of imagery therapy for psychosis below 👇 @sheffielduni.bsky.social @penninecarenhs.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social

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Dr. Glenn Patrick Doyle @drdoylesays.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Many CPTSD survivors have experienced so many trauma symptoms on such a consistent basis that we feel like they've been woven into our personality-- & it can be hard to imagine disentangling who we are from, say, our "fight" response or hypervigilance symptom. But we can.

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

This ought to be engraved somewhere.

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Dr. Glenn Patrick Doyle @drdoylesays.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

It's not as simple as "PTSD is about a single incident, & CPTSD is about multiple ones." A single incident trauma can absolutely evoke complex trauma responses if it is endured without support-- & technically "complex" traumatic stressors can absolutely evoke "classic" PTSD symptoms.

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Dr Jay Watts @shrinkatlarge.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

The Centre for Social Justice has just released a report called ‘Wasted Lives’ which is being picked up by the media and recommends withdrawing: “UC Health and PIP from those with milder anxiety, depression or ADHD, equivalent to around 1.1 million people”. Why is this wrong? 🧵

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Nicholas Procter @nicholasprocter.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

In this podcast I discuss the importance of listening ‘to listen’ rather than listening to respond is an important aspect of developing a shared understanding of suicide related distress, and supporting people in ways that they identify as beneficial. mhpn.org.au/podcasts/boo...

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Book Club: Developing a Shared Understanding with Konrad Michel’s ‘The Suicidal Person’ - MHPN

Join Professor Nicholas Procter (Professor and Chair, Mental Health Nursing) and Dr Conrad Newman (psychiatrist and PhD candidate) for this episode of Book Club, where they discuss the ways in which K...

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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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Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

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Rethink Mental Illness @rethinkcharity.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Those of us severely affected by mental illness deserve to receive our recommended care and treatment close to home. When we need it, where we need it.

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Sue Fletcher-Watson @suereviews.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

the latest special issue in @journalautism.bsky.social is out! The Social Model in Autism Research guest edited by @jopavlopoulou.bsky.social @dramypearson.bsky.social Hanna Bertilsdotter-Rosqvist plus @kbottemabeutel.bsky.social from the permanent editor team journals.sagepub.com/toc/auta/29/...

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Resolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 16/08/2025

Having a disabled person and a carer in the family is associated with a £3,300 hit to household income. This rises to £7,600 if disability benefits are excluded. Read more ➡️ buff.ly/u26GnmA

Chart showing annual difference in equivalised household income compared to families with neither a disabled person nor a carer, after controlling for selected demographic and family characteristics.

The chart shows that having a disabled person and a carer in the family is associated with a £3,300 hit to household income. This rises to £7,600 if disability benefits are excluded.

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NCISH @ncish.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

See our @ncish.bsky.social co-produced online learning resource (including videos and information sheets) on safer care for patients given a diagnosis of personality disorder here: sites.manchester.ac.uk/ncish/resour...

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Aidan McGlynn @aidanmcglynn.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

'Epistemic Injustice: An Introduction' will be published by Routledge as hardback and paperback on the 23rd of December 2025. I'm hoping it's a useful book for approaching the topic for the first time, for teaching it to all stages, and for researchers, but we'll see. Cover coming soon.

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Epistemic Injustice: An Introduction

Epistemic injustice is one of the most important yet complex subjects to have emerged in philosophy in recent years. It refers to the idea that a person can be wronged when they are not properly belie...

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Disability is not fun. It’s not a vacation. It’s a 24/7 job where you’re lucky to receive a benefit that keeps you in legislated poverty. It’s a constant fight for healthcare, accessibility, accommodation & inclusion. Its one of the only minority groups you can join any time

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Bild @bild.org.uk · 21/07/2025

Bild has signed a joint letter sent to Health Secretary Wes Streeting today, calling for urgent action to get the LeDeR programme back on track and help save lives. Read the full letter at: autismaction.org.uk/statement/jo...

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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 21/07/2025

NEW: Sleep isn’t just for the mind – it’s for your brain’s power supply 🧠🔋 Oxford researchers have found that the urge to sleep may be driven by electrical stress building up in the tiny energy generators inside brain cells. Find out more ⬇️

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Why do we need sleep? Oxford researchers find the answer may lie in

New study uncovers how a metabolic “overload” in specialised brain cells triggers the need to sleep.

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Resolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 18/07/2025

Almost half of families with both a carer and a disabled member are in material deprivation. These differences persist even after accounting for demographic and family characteristics such as age of the family members, region and number of children.

standards, Figure 8 shows that workingage families that include a disabled member are more likely to experience material
deprivation than those without one. one-third
(36 per cent) of families with a disabled person (and no carer) are materially deprived,
and this rises to close to half (47 per cent) among those with both a disabled person
and a carer. These differences persist even after accounting for demographic and family
characteristics such as age of the family members, region and number of children

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Paula McGowan OBE @oliverscampaign.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

#Oliverscampaign This powerful animation has been co-designed & co-produced with autistic people & people with a learning disability It is aimed at helping staff across health & social care to understand Oliver's Training & why it is so vitally important youtu.be/ouhKSOGm49g

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The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism

YouTube video by NHS England Workforce, Training and Education

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Philippa Carr @philippacarr.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

First up we have @ginnybraun.bsky.social discussing the impact of Gen AI on qualitative research. Is this something we can ignore or do we need to develop a position on the use of Gen AI? Is AI our friend or not to be trusted? #qmip2025 @qmip.bsky.social

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Philippa Carr @philippacarr.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Next up we have a presentation from @bpsofficial.bsky.social on barriers to inclusion for researchers from racially minoritised backgrounds. Participants discussed: Psychology education as Eurocentric Systematic racism Feeling isolated #qmip2025 @qmip.bsky.social

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Tom Kent @tompsy.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Braun says no (yeah nah) to AI. That coding and analysis is a human endeavour. Coding should not be thought of as a laborious task that needs to be completed quickly and “free from bias”, but rather as a worthwhile, enjoyable, and creative experience, where we are the interpreters #qmip2025

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Centre for Mental Health @centreformh.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

"Our mental health is getting worse. And younger generations are being especially hard hit. What we now need to understand is why, and what can be done to reverse it." @andybell-centremh.bsky.social considers what we can learn from the new Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey 👇 tinyurl.com/3skckzc4

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What does the Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey tell us about nation's mental health? - Centre for Mental Health

Andy examines the Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey, the biggest national survey of mental health among adults living in England

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Alcohol Health Alliance UK @aha-uk.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

In response to the NHS 10-year plan, Prof Sir Ian Gilmore, AHA Chair, welcomes improved labelling but says it is "staggering" that the most evidence-based policies to reduce alcohol harm did not make it into the final plan. Our full statement: ahauk.org/news/nhs-plan/

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National Survivor User Network @nsunnews.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Join NSUN and the Bristol Borderline Personality Disorder Collective for our July Network Meeting. Discussing the nuanced realities of lived experience leadership and much more, this meeting will take place online on July 17th, 4-5.30pm. www.nsun.org.uk/news/introdu...

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Introducing the Bristol Borderline Personality Disorder Collective (Network Meeting July 2025)

BBPDC is a grassroots community project that delivers in-person peer support, as well information sharing and signposting, for those living with BPD/EUPD and C-PTSD.

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Dr Jay Watts @shrinkatlarge.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Worklessness ≠ Worthlessness New Claimants ≠ Worth Less Disability ≠ Disposability

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Nicholas Procter @nicholasprocter.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Do I feel safe here? Lived experience peer support workforce is expanding making it one of the fastest growing emerging disciplines in mental health settings. This article provides insight for organisations on the contextual realities peer workers face. link.springer.com/content/pdf/...

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Dr Jay Watts @shrinkatlarge.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

PIP and Universal Credit LCWRA are DIFFERENT things and serve DIFFERENT functions. Many are on LCWRA not PIP. They cannot be linked. This whole bill is unthought through, panicked and dangerous.

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Tim Kaiser @tkaiser.science · 28/06/2025

I missed @herzog.bsky.social talk but luckily it was recorded - schema therapy and DBT were equally good at reducing costs from illness from severe borderline PD. #SPRKrakow2025

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The Mental Elf @thementalelf.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Alternatives to A&E for mental health risk reinforcing a dangerous divide between body and mind Great piece in @bmj.com by @jamesldowns.bsky.social "We should be looking at why our EDs are failing to meet the needs of patients in crisis & how we can transform them" www.bmj.com/content/389/...

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Gerome Breen @psychgenomics.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Excited about our new preprint: 1st successful genome-wide study of >61,000 panic attack and 29,000 panic disorder cases. www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1... We find 17 associations & evidence that peripheral neurons in eye, lungs and heart are involved in panic & other psychiatric disorders 1/n

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Consortium @consortium.lgbt · 17/06/2025

June 16th-22nd is Learning disability week! This national event is organized annually by the learning disability charity, Mencap. Learning disabilities is an umbrella term covering a wide range of lifelong conditions that affect the way a person learns new things.

Learning Disability week 2025
'Do you see me?'
16th-22nd June

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National Survivor User Network @nsunnews.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

There can be no Disability justice without menstrual justice. In a so-called welfare system that already produces so much distress, it is essential that the needs of Disabled people who menstruate are properly taken into account. www.irise.org.uk/openletter @hatporter.bsky.social

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Open Letter | Irise International

An Open Letter: There can be no disability justice without menstrual justice - make the welfare system fair, safe and equitable for all of us .

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