Really enjoyed this on Sunday. Great day thinking about psychosocial aspects in voice care and vocal health. Looking forward to seeing what happens next.

A year ago, the UK government promised us a full, 10-year cross-Government mental health plan. They look to be replacing it with a Major Conditions Strategy. This is not good enough. 🧵

Ever wondered how many symptoms make up all of adult psychopathology described in the DSM-5? It’s 628! How many do you think repeat across multiple diagnoses? If you answered 231 symptoms repeating a total of 1022 times (median 3 times per symptom, range 2-22), good job! 🧵

"We envision a fully integrated service in which EbE coproduce and co-construct the design, scope, and practice of voice care." Pleased to have contributed to this work highlighting expert-by-experience informed recommendations for vocal healthcare. Out now in Journal of Voice.

Looking forward to joining this interesting meeting in July! I’ll be speaking about social reward mechanisms and implications for mental health treatments. Still some guest places remaining #ICSMH.

Had a wonderful time in the beautiful city of Heidelberg with ICSMH. Great to meet so many interesting people and make interdisciplinary connections between research and clinical practice. Thanks to Marie Luise Schreiter and the team for coordinating such an interesting meeting.

𝗔𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀, 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝗼𝗯𝘃𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗽𝗲, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁. Check in on those around you. #WorldMentalHealthDay | #YouAreNotAlone | Samaritans

Our work reviewing psychological features in voice disorders is now available (in press) @ Journal of Voice doi.org/10.1016/j.jvoi…. Our work advocates for more clinical psychology input in voice care services. With Chloe Hiles, Tor Spence SLT 💙 and Dr Matt Hotton.

A team of researchers from the University of Oxford are looking for people with facial palsy to participate in a 60-minute online psychology research study. You must be aged 18+ years and have a current diagnosis of facial palsy to be eligible. buff.ly/3S559IP

How do your favorite disorders fare in a data-driven reorganization of the DSM-5? Find out in this new preprint where we followed the patterns in 14,762 individuals’ symptoms with the goal of overcoming limitations in both the DSM and HiTOP x.com/PsyArXiv_bot_v…

We're still recruiting research participants. Thanks to all who have participated so far. Here's the link for those interested: psychiatryoxford.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_78…

Really looking forward to this! I’ll be talking about psychological considerations when working with people experiencing voice difficulties. Should be a really interesting day British Voice Assoc.

A devastating picture of poverty in the UK from Joseph Rowntree Foundation showing both the extent and depth of the problem for so many people. The toll on people’s mental health is huge: poverty is toxic to mental health and tackling it will dramatically improve wellbeing across the country

Thank you British Voice Assoc. for hosting such an interesting forum meeting. Really enjoyed learning more about the work MDTs are doing to support those experiencing voice difficulties Guy's and St Thomas'

When does electioneering become a threat to public health? Depression and anxiety make an easy target for Stride because he is playing off existing prejudices that sufferers face. It is damaging. My piece for Guardian Opinion on #PiP and mental health. tinyurl.com/754s93ht

We’re really excited to launch 4 modules on understanding suicide. If When It is Darkest resonated with you, then these modules are for you. And they are completely free, thanks to NES Psychology Please share! Dr Karen Wetherall #Science2StopSuicide

📚 Breaking down barriers in mental health treatment: Explore the concept of transdiagnostic targets and their role in addressing shared symptoms across different diagnoses. This report summarises their findings: wellcomeopenresearch.org/documents/9-333 #MentalHealthScience

Pleasure to attend PAMA conference today to talk about psychological features in voice disorders x performing artists. Absolute bonus to attend alongside my wonderful fiancée Oxford Vocal Massage. Thanks PAMA, UCL, and BAPAM: Performing Arts Medicine for a great meeting!

Enjoyed speaking at @Voice_Studies this evening about clinical psychology and voice disorders. Thanks very much for inviting me to present!

Hopefully see you there. 🦋