Martin Plöderl
@ploederl.bsky.social
Clinical psychologist and psychotherapist, part-time researcher with a focus on suicide prevention and psychopharmacology.
https://ploederlm.github.io/publications/
https://scholar.google.at/citations?user=76cO6AEAAAAJ&hl=de
Nature, espresso, cycling.
https://ploederlm.github.io/publications/
https://scholar.google.at/citations?user=76cO6AEAAAAJ&hl=de
Nature, espresso, cycling.
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Wie kann man 53 werden und erst anlässlich seines Todes Ernst Kahl und seiner Großartigkeit erfahren???
www.spiegel.de/kultur/ernst...
www.spiegel.de/kultur/ernst...
Ernst Kahl: Künstler nach langer Krankheit gestorben
Ernst Kahl gewann den Wilhelm-Busch-Preis. Er zeichnete unter anderem für die »Süddeutsche Zeitung« und lieferte Skripte für »Werner – beinhart!«. Nun ist der norddeutsche Künstler gestorben.
www.spiegel.de
November 25, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Wie kann man 53 werden und erst anlässlich seines Todes Ernst Kahl und seiner Großartigkeit erfahren???
www.spiegel.de/kultur/ernst...
www.spiegel.de/kultur/ernst...
Psychiatrie-Konferenz mit exzellenten ReferentInnen und, tata tusch: ohne Interessenkonflikte mit der Pharma-Industrie! 👏👏👏
Auch online
www.hdmed.de/psychiatries...
Auch online
www.hdmed.de/psychiatries...
Psychiatrieseminar | Heidelberger Medizinakademie
www.hdmed.de
November 25, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Psychiatrie-Konferenz mit exzellenten ReferentInnen und, tata tusch: ohne Interessenkonflikte mit der Pharma-Industrie! 👏👏👏
Auch online
www.hdmed.de/psychiatries...
Auch online
www.hdmed.de/psychiatries...
Welcome to the world of "pure" biological psychiatry
"MDD is increasingly understood as a disorder of dysregulated neuroplasticity rather than solely of neurotransmitter imbalance"
www.biorxiv.org/content/bior...
@padbergthorsten.bsky.social @joannamoncrieff.bsky.social @mad-in-america.bsky.social
"MDD is increasingly understood as a disorder of dysregulated neuroplasticity rather than solely of neurotransmitter imbalance"
www.biorxiv.org/content/bior...
@padbergthorsten.bsky.social @joannamoncrieff.bsky.social @mad-in-america.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Welcome to the world of "pure" biological psychiatry
"MDD is increasingly understood as a disorder of dysregulated neuroplasticity rather than solely of neurotransmitter imbalance"
www.biorxiv.org/content/bior...
@padbergthorsten.bsky.social @joannamoncrieff.bsky.social @mad-in-america.bsky.social
"MDD is increasingly understood as a disorder of dysregulated neuroplasticity rather than solely of neurotransmitter imbalance"
www.biorxiv.org/content/bior...
@padbergthorsten.bsky.social @joannamoncrieff.bsky.social @mad-in-america.bsky.social
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The study describes how short visits, weak follow-up systems, and fragmented relationships leave responsibility for stopping antidepressants on the patient’s shoulders, even when guidelines call for regular review.
By Richard Sears
By Richard Sears
Easier to Refill Than Review: Antidepressant Prescribing in Primary Care
Researchers found that for many doctors, renewing antidepressant prescriptions feels safer and faster than helping people taper, and that most current interventions fail to address the pressures…
buff.ly
November 25, 2025 at 3:51 PM
The study describes how short visits, weak follow-up systems, and fragmented relationships leave responsibility for stopping antidepressants on the patient’s shoulders, even when guidelines call for regular review.
By Richard Sears
By Richard Sears
Excellent review on microbiome & autism research
"there may be a sense that “where there’s smoke, there must be fire,” but experience from other fields (social psychology, candidate gene association studies, neuroimaging...) has shown that actually there can sometimes just be lots of smoke.
"there may be a sense that “where there’s smoke, there must be fire,” but experience from other fields (social psychology, candidate gene association studies, neuroimaging...) has shown that actually there can sometimes just be lots of smoke.
Many thanks to everyone who has reached out publicly or privately in support of this work, especially those working in this field. Truly.
The link between the gut #microbiome and autism is not backed by science, researchers say.
Read the full opinion piece in @cp-neuron.bsky.social: spkl.io/63322AbxpA
@wiringthebrain.bsky.social, @statsepi.bsky.social, & @deevybee.bsky.social
Read the full opinion piece in @cp-neuron.bsky.social: spkl.io/63322AbxpA
@wiringthebrain.bsky.social, @statsepi.bsky.social, & @deevybee.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Excellent review on microbiome & autism research
"there may be a sense that “where there’s smoke, there must be fire,” but experience from other fields (social psychology, candidate gene association studies, neuroimaging...) has shown that actually there can sometimes just be lots of smoke.
"there may be a sense that “where there’s smoke, there must be fire,” but experience from other fields (social psychology, candidate gene association studies, neuroimaging...) has shown that actually there can sometimes just be lots of smoke.
I bet 5000 Euro that this can't be replicated in an independent study
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Polygenic Contributions to Lithium Augmentation Outcomes in Unipolar Depression
This cohort study examines data for patients with major depressive disorder who did not respond to antidepressant therapy after they underwent lithium augmentation to gauge the association of polygeni...
jamanetwork.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:44 PM
I bet 5000 Euro that this can't be replicated in an independent study
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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I wrote about Tsatsakis, Aschner and Docea already back in 2021...
forbetterscience.com/2021/10/06/o...
forbetterscience.com/2021/10/06/o...
On Dangers of Preprints
Antivaxxery in scientific literature – are preprints to blame?
forbetterscience.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I wrote about Tsatsakis, Aschner and Docea already back in 2021...
forbetterscience.com/2021/10/06/o...
forbetterscience.com/2021/10/06/o...
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Exclusive: RW exclusively exposes fraud and antivaxxery by Tsatsakis, Aschner, Abdolhahi, Domingo, Svistunov and Docea. Totally exclusively.
forbetterscience.com/2025/11/19/a...
forbetterscience.com/2025/11/19/a...
November 23, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Exclusive: RW exclusively exposes fraud and antivaxxery by Tsatsakis, Aschner, Abdolhahi, Domingo, Svistunov and Docea. Totally exclusively.
forbetterscience.com/2025/11/19/a...
forbetterscience.com/2025/11/19/a...
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Springer Nature flags paper with fabricated reference to article (not) written by our cofounder
Springer Nature flags paper with fabricated reference to article (not) written by our cofounder
Tips we get about papers and books citing fake references have skyrocketed this year, tracking closely with the rise of ChatGPT and other generative large language models. One in particular hit clo…
retractionwatch.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Springer Nature flags paper with fabricated reference to article (not) written by our cofounder
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I have just launched 'PsychoSociety', a Substack covering anything related to the human psyche and modern society.
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PsychoSociety | Dirk Richter | Substack
Anything related to the human psyche and modern society and in between. Click to read PsychoSociety, by Dirk Richter, a Substack publication. Launched a day ago.
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July 16, 2025 at 1:15 PM
I have just launched 'PsychoSociety', a Substack covering anything related to the human psyche and modern society.
Please subscribe to this free newsletter to keep updated.
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“In Switzerland you can have muesli for tea and in Britain you can have a measly imitation for breakfast but in America you will soon be able to have measles anytime at all.” Sayings of Confuseus
November 22, 2025 at 9:25 AM
“In Switzerland you can have muesli for tea and in Britain you can have a measly imitation for breakfast but in America you will soon be able to have measles anytime at all.” Sayings of Confuseus
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I wrote a little bit about the "missing heritability" question and several recent studies that have brought it to a close. A short 🧵
The missing heritability question is now (mostly) answered
Not with a bang but with a whimper
theinfinitesimal.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I wrote a little bit about the "missing heritability" question and several recent studies that have brought it to a close. A short 🧵
No names, unfortunately 😉
bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/1...
bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/1...
Undisclosed financial conflicts of interest among physician-authors in leading US psychiatry journals: a cross-sectional study
Objective To assess the prevalence and magnitude of undisclosed financial conflicts of interest (COIs) among physician-authors in high-impact US-based psychiatry journals.
Design Cross-sectional stud...
bmjopen.bmj.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:34 PM
No names, unfortunately 😉
bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/1...
bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/1...
Some media coverage, too
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
November 21, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Some media coverage, too
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Paper now published in the Journal of Clinical Epidemiology.
Longer thread below!
www.jclinepi.com/article/S089...
@markhoro.bsky.social @joannamoncrieff.bsky.social @richlyus.bsky.social @floriannaudet.bsky.social
Longer thread below!
www.jclinepi.com/article/S089...
@markhoro.bsky.social @joannamoncrieff.bsky.social @richlyus.bsky.social @floriannaudet.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Paper now published in the Journal of Clinical Epidemiology.
Longer thread below!
www.jclinepi.com/article/S089...
@markhoro.bsky.social @joannamoncrieff.bsky.social @richlyus.bsky.social @floriannaudet.bsky.social
Longer thread below!
www.jclinepi.com/article/S089...
@markhoro.bsky.social @joannamoncrieff.bsky.social @richlyus.bsky.social @floriannaudet.bsky.social
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This may very well be an accurate representation of the "modern software stack".
November 21, 2025 at 7:35 AM
This may very well be an accurate representation of the "modern software stack".
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Ich staune ja nicht nur darüber, wie viel Macht einzelne Tech-Milliardäre haben. Ich staune, wie kleinlich sie diese Macht einsetzen
November 21, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Ich staune ja nicht nur darüber, wie viel Macht einzelne Tech-Milliardäre haben. Ich staune, wie kleinlich sie diese Macht einsetzen
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In dieser Studie glaubten 58% aller Jugendlichen nach einer Mental Health Awareness Intervention #ADHS zu haben. "Nur" 28% glaubten dies vorher. Keine*r von ihnen erfüllte die offiziellen Kriterien.
www.madinamerica.com/2025/11/adhd...
www.madinamerica.com/2025/11/adhd...
ADHD Awareness Campaigns Lead to Huge Jump in False Self-Diagnoses
More than half of young adults began to think they had ADHD after awareness campaign—despite not meeting criteria for this disorder.
www.madinamerica.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:24 AM
In dieser Studie glaubten 58% aller Jugendlichen nach einer Mental Health Awareness Intervention #ADHS zu haben. "Nur" 28% glaubten dies vorher. Keine*r von ihnen erfüllte die offiziellen Kriterien.
www.madinamerica.com/2025/11/adhd...
www.madinamerica.com/2025/11/adhd...
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This is an education problem, not a tool problem; and we don't want people simply moving from thinking p-values are magic to thinking confidence intervals are.
Next: Geoff Cumming @thenewstats.bsky.social with 'Statistical significance and p values: The researcher’s heroin'
* p values are highly unrealiable - don't trust them, don't use them!
www.thenewstatistics.com
tiny.cc/osfsigroulette
#IRICSydney
* p values are highly unrealiable - don't trust them, don't use them!
www.thenewstatistics.com
tiny.cc/osfsigroulette
#IRICSydney
November 18, 2025 at 8:45 AM
This is an education problem, not a tool problem; and we don't want people simply moving from thinking p-values are magic to thinking confidence intervals are.
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What is the weight of American collective moral responsibility?
"Trump’s anti-climate agenda could result in 1.3m more deaths globally, analysis finds."
#ClimateSky
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"Trump’s anti-climate agenda could result in 1.3m more deaths globally, analysis finds."
#ClimateSky
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Trump’s anti-climate agenda could result in 1.3m more deaths globally, analysis finds
Fallout from increased emissions linked to president’s ‘America First’ policies expected to most affect those in poor, hot countries
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:35 PM
What is the weight of American collective moral responsibility?
"Trump’s anti-climate agenda could result in 1.3m more deaths globally, analysis finds."
#ClimateSky
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"Trump’s anti-climate agenda could result in 1.3m more deaths globally, analysis finds."
#ClimateSky
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
And there are incentives to ride the bike in winter, for example a descending full moon on a frosty morning on the way to work
November 17, 2025 at 7:52 PM
And there are incentives to ride the bike in winter, for example a descending full moon on a frosty morning on the way to work
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The chemical imbalance theory of depression again.
Seen at a charity sports event for suicide prevention. Folder is authored by KOLs
Seen at a charity sports event for suicide prevention. Folder is authored by KOLs
November 17, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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