You know you grew up on the countryside when both your primary and secondary school no longer exist because they merged with the other school in the village/town.

Already having major #IEPA14 FOMO... For everyone heading there, do check out @DjordjevicMatej's talk on self-stigma, religiosity & social support in people with early #psychosis in #Iran. Tuesday 13.45! organizers-congress.org/frontend/index…

Very excited about my first #IEPA and talk on urbanicity and mental health today (Room 414, 16:35). 🏞️ vs. 🏙️ 1:0...?

A few years ago there was a really interesting article on the characteristics of people with schizophrenia (? mental illness?) who end up in studies vs those who don't. My brain is very scant on details, and I'd like to read the study. Does anyone have any pointers?

Bij Centrum voor Transculturele Psychiatrie Veldzicht hebben we een nieuwe website. Super trots op de pagina wetenschappelijk onderzoek, waar goed uitgelegd staat wat we doen en vooral waarom: onderzoek als middel om de zorg te verbeteren. Zie hier: ctpveldzicht.nl/behandeling/we…

Huge congrats to all the awardees, and commiserations to everyone who got rejected. I ran out of tries for this one as was rejected for the second time this year🤘🏼

🚨 I'm looking for a post-doctoral researcher to join our team in UCL Psychiatry! 🚨 It's a 3-year role embedded within a large UK-wide collaborative Medical Research Foundation funded project. More details👇. Please feel free to email me if you have any questions 😊 tinyurl.com/ypynprz5

I love grant feedback. This time it ranges from 'very capable' to 'she didn't cite herself so she's got no knowledge in the area'. #worktodo #AcademicTwitter

Het #inburgeren van mijn Britse man gaat voortvarend. Reclame voor #soldaatvanoranje op de radio. 'Is that still running??'

It’s rare you see artists at the absolute top of their prowess. Youth Lagoon’s show in Dublin’s Button Factory last night was literally mesmerising. He is the living embodiment of how 2 transcend trauma having lost his voice due2iatrogenic induced harm. Never sounded better!

Solidariteit. Altijd.

Judging by the number of peer review requests in my inbox, the end of year rush to get papers out is in full swing. #AcademicTwitter

It was an honour to contribute to this World Psychiatry review under the brilliant leadership of James B. Kirkbride. We provide a roadmap to address the social determinants that cause mental ill health & make the case for greater investment in primary prevention The Institute for Mental Health (IMH) School of Psychology, University of Birmingham

Grateful beyond measure to have been awarded the Milo Keynes Prize for Outstanding Dissertation from the Cambridge University School of Clinical Medicine! Thank you to the world’s most wonderful super-/advisors Prof Peter Jones, Mina Fazel, Emma Howarth & Simon White #FBPE…

Tell me how you’re supposed to get any grant application done when your toddler gets sick in your writing week and you were basically up until 4am? I need my brain, not whatever this mush is.

Our son was a preemie, and it was a bit daunting to pick up his tiny body with all the monitors attached, so glad they're trialling the Bambi belt, where others have a chance for a wireless baby from the start. nos.nl/artikel/250962…

🚨 New paper alert! journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.338… Many positive signs about what the Cultural Formulation Interview can contribute to the therapeutic relationship, but no RCT as of yet. We're trying to change that! Mario Braakman simon groen @sam_ghane & others

New PhD studentship in adolescent mental health UCL Psychiatry Does the mental health inequality between LGBTQ+ and cis/het adolescents vary between schools and, if so, why? Using four large population-based datasets (epidemiology & statistics), quali & PPI Apply here 👇

New paper alert 🚨 Vera Brink (Research UMCG) led an #EUGEI study on variation in psychotic disorders by population-level cannabis use & deprivation. Huge effort, out now in Schizophrenia Bulletin. James B. Kirkbride does a great unpacking ⬇️ Full article: academic.oup.com/schizophreniab…

Sad news - Assen Jablensky passed away earlier this week. A giant intellect, a reflective and brilliant researcher, and an inspiring mentor. We owe him a great debt. Schizophrenia International Research Society