New in JMIR: Predictors of Dropout in a #Digital Intervention for the #Prevention and Treatment of #Depression in ##Patients With Chronic Back #Pain: Secondary Analysis of Two #RCT #ClinicalTrials dlvr.it/SXV7h4

New paper out in JMIR Publications on Predictors of Dropout in a Digital Intervention for Depression in Patients With Chronic Back Pain. With Prof. Dr. David Daniel Ebert Yannik Terhorst @BosseSander and others jmir.org/2022/8/e38261/

Digital measures and phenotyping need to be sharable and interpretable by patients and clinicians. Our team explores sharing of real-time sensor data in this new paper with our visualization package now integrated into clinical work and the code sharable: karger.com/Article/FullTe…

🥁 Researchers & teachers in 🇳🇱: we need your help! We are researchers at Universiteit Leiden, following 2000 students for 2 years using smartphones & -watches to build an early warning system for depression. We want to recruit a diverse pool of participants. How can you help? ⬇️ (1/4)

Final Call: The Think Ninja for Epilepsy study is almost full, recruitment ends on 31st October. The mobile app explores whether an 8-week CBT-based programme can improve the quality of life & mental health for people with epilepsy. For more info, visit: healios.org.uk/thinkninja-epi…

🥁 Calling all network enthusiasts and critics 🥁 Have you ever engaged with the network approach to psychopathology or had reasons not to? We are curious to hear your thoughts on the (non)applicability of network analyses and the network approach: tinyurl.com/network-survey

Finnish prime minister Sanna Marin was asked about a potential off-ramp for Russia to end the war in Ukraine. Her reply:

“Fall in love with existence” - powerful reminder and beautiful framing of memento mori from Sam Harris dynamic.wakingup.com/course/10ebdd?…

When we say #MentalHealthResearchMatters, we really mean it! Here's why: "We found that many children with common mental health problems can achieve good outcomes from brief forms of treatment - this has huge potential for increasing access to effective care." Cathy Creswell 💙

Today is World Mental Health Day. We don't treat mental health as a global priority, but we should: it's big, bad, very neglected, and surprisingly tractable. Here what's you need to know.🧵I'm drawing heavily on this Happier Lives Institute 🌻 report happierlivesinstitute.org/report/global-…

We fund research on biological, psychological & social factors Wellcome 🌟Ideas for basic science on any aspect of neuroscience of MH ? Apply via Discovery Schemes 🌟 Our targeted MH calls invite research to advance early intervention in anxiety, depression or psychosis

Reading Denny Borsboom Measuring the Mind. I’ve never read such a clear articulation of psychometric theory, and never before have I doubted common methods so completely. Thanks. I think.

High-intensity exercise causes muscles to produce lactate which gets into the brain where it plays a direct role in the production of norepinephrine & serotonin. Analysis of 15 studies found aerobic exercise and particularly high-intensity exercise effectively treat anxiety.

🚨New paper alert🚨 "Studying Mental Health Problems as systems, not syndromes" is now published #OpenAccess in Current Directions. I'll summarize the paper briefly here. ⬇️ journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/09…

A nice read by Eiko Fried addressing current barriers in the MH field; diagnostic literalism & reductionism. The paper proposes conceptualizing MH as outcomes from systems of biological, psychological, & social elements. BTW, thanks for the #RDoC mention! doi.org/10.1177/096372…

Interested in educating your team, group, or clinic about finding safe and effective #Mentalhealth apps? We have a series of app user facing brochures we can email or mail for free about using mindapps.org . Please reach out if interested!

With a shortage of therapists, help with #mentalhealth problems is being sought from digital interventions. According to a study by Isaac Moshe, smart devices can help identify people with symptoms of depression and anxiety. University of Helsinki helsinki.fi/en/news/mental…

Digital therapies can alleviate depressive symptoms University of Helsinki Medicine and Health, University of Helsinki Isaac Moshe believes that, overall, digital interventions could provide a valuable way to help meet the growing global demand for mental healthcare. 🔽 helsinki.fi/en/news/mental…