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Eiko Fried @eikofried.bsky.social · Feb 18

Found this and couldn't resist ..

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 24d

After a North Carolina man attempted suicide twice, his wife tried to get him help at an inpatient clinic.

But their insurance provider refused to cover the treatment, deeming it “not medically necessary.”

“Just Let Me Die”: After Insurance Repeatedly Denied a Couple’s Claims, One Psychiatrist Was Their Last Hope

After a North Carolina man attempted suicide twice, his wife tried to get him help at an inpatient clinic. But their insurance provider refused to cover the treatment, deeming it “not medically necess...

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Erik Reinbergs @ereinbergs.bsky.social · 29d

Great new blog by David Jobes on improving inpatient services for suicidality www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-... #suicideprevention

Fear of Suicide, Control, and Effective Hospitalizations

The presumed effectiveness of psychiatric inpatient care for suicide risk is being reconsidered; research shows that such care is often lacking and must become more evidence-based.

www.psychologytoday.com

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Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science (SIPS) @improvingpsych.org · Aug 15

PsyArXiv is seeking new moderators to help combat an increase in AI submissions! If you've ever posted a preprint to PsyArXiv, please consider joining. Minimum commitment 1h/month, there's a training session this Monday @ 1pm ET. More info here: forms.gle/9LB1rEtxHAeZ... #PsychSciSky

Expression of Interest in Serving as a PsyArXiv Moderator

As you might have heard, PsyArXiv is having some issues with an increase in low-quality submissions, ranging from AI generated manuscripts to inflate citation metrics, incoherent or nonsensical docume...

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Katie Corker @katiecorker.bsky.social · Aug 15

🧠🧠🧠 PsyArXiv needs you! Please sign up to join our moderator team. First cohort is getting trained on next Monday, with more trainings to come. Easy way to give back to this crucial community resource. Students, postdocs, faculty, all welcome - come one and all!

Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science (SIPS) @improvingpsych.org · Aug 15

PsyArXiv is seeking new moderators to help combat an increase in AI submissions! If you've ever posted a preprint to PsyArXiv, please consider joining. Minimum commitment 1h/month, there's a training session this Monday @ 1pm ET. More info here: forms.gle/9LB1rEtxHAeZ... #PsychSciSky

Expression of Interest in Serving as a PsyArXiv Moderator

As you might have heard, PsyArXiv is having some issues with an increase in low-quality submissions, ranging from AI generated manuscripts to inflate citation metrics, incoherent or nonsensical docume...

forms.gle

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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · Jul 28

I doubt that there is a single family in America that hasn’t benefitted directly from the NIH.

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Kirsten Christensen @kirstenchristensen.bsky.social · Jun 4

I know the rest of the responses are academic uses, but… I rarely use generative AI but had a very important use today:

Ragdoll cat dressed in a cloak and carrying a sword

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Retraction Watch @retractionwatch.com · Jun 4

Science-integrity project will root out bad medical papers ‘and tell everyone’

Thrilled to announce this new $900,000 project headed by @jamesheathers.bsky.social

Science-integrity project will root out bad medical papers ‘and tell everyone’

Group behind Retraction Watch aims to pinpoint the most influential flawed health data.

www.nature.com

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Kirsten Christensen @kirstenchristensen.bsky.social · May 30

Excited for this viewpoint! Measurement is the foundation of what we do, and we need to be thoughtful about what we’re measuring.

Sarah Victor (she/her/dr) @sarahevictor.bsky.social · May 27

Care about suicide research? Then you should care about how we measure suicide-related constructs! Very proud to share this viewpoint led by @kirstenchristensen.bsky.social, recently accepted at J Psychopathology and Clinical Science 🥳

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Pam Davis-Kean, PhD @umpamdk.bsky.social · Apr 27

It also impacts their ability to be good peer reviewers and catch the statistical errors and bad method choices in papers-but more concerning is whether the way we train leads to future innovation

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Pam Davis-Kean, PhD @umpamdk.bsky.social · Apr 27

I’ve been concerned about the lack of strong statistical and methods training for psych students. It is often very basic and means students don’t have the skills to answer complex questions

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Kirsten Christensen @kirstenchristensen.bsky.social · Mar 21

Parents and youth needed for a research study! The Tracking Risk over Time Lab at Texas Tech University is leading an IRB-approved study about suicidal thoughts and behaviors. To learn more, click here:
evaluate2.ttu.edu/surveys/?s=A...

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Dr. Sean Mitchell @drseanmitchell.bsky.social · Feb 27

⭐ Are you or someone you know interested in participating in a ✨FREE✨ "Stress Control" program in Lubbock, TX? ⭐

See more information in the flyer or at drseanmmitchell.com/stresscontrol

Please share!

#StressControl #MentalHealth

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Christian Webb, PhD @christianwebb.bsky.social · Jan 15

🎉My lab (webbslab.com) is hiring 2 full-time research assistants to work on NIMH-funded projects focused on the causes and treatment of depression in teens. Please RT and share! Apply⬇️
tinyurl.com/naexvxdc

Clinical Research Asst I - MRA

Site: The McLean Hospital Corporation At Mass General Brigham, we know it takes a surprising range of talented professionals to advance our mission—from doctors, nurses, business people and tech exper...

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Kirsten Christensen @kirstenchristensen.bsky.social · Dec 2

When are you looking for RAs to start? Wondering for current undergrads graduating in May!

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Hannah R Snyder @hannahrsnyder.bsky.social · Nov 19

New fellowship sponsor guidance: "NIH recognizes that the trainee’s research may be funded through a variety of means and that early career faculty may be excellent mentors for trainees. The emphasis. . .is on the individualized nature of the training plan " 👏
grants.nih.gov/policy-and-c...

Sponsor Guidance | Grants & Funding

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Kirsten Christensen @kirstenchristensen.bsky.social · Nov 15

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Josh Grubbs @joshuagrubbsphd.bsky.social · Nov 12

we will see what happens, but I think that it's a quite likely outcome. The GRE was (and is) biased, but it's likely less biased than personal statements (based on mentorship in writing), lines on someone's CV (based on access to opportunity), and recommendation letters

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Kirsten Christensen @kirstenchristensen.bsky.social · Oct 5

www.thetransmitter.org/science-and-...

A scientific fraud. An investigation. A lab in recovery.

Science is built on trust. What happens when someone destroys it?

www.thetransmitter.org

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JAMES HEATHERS @jamesheathers.bsky.social · Sep 26

Oh no.

This is so, so bad.

www.science.org/content/arti...

Did a top NIH official manipulate Alzheimer's and Parkinson’s studies for decades?

Agency announces research misconduct finding for neuroscientist Eliezer Masliah as scores of his papers fall under suspicion

www.science.org

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Aidan Wright @aidangcw.bsky.social · Apr 21

I’m offering a FREE workshop May 3rd 10am ET through www.smart-workshops.com for grad students and mentors new to the game that provides intro to NIH, fellowship grants (F31, F32), and recs for successful proposals!

Sign up if relevant and please RT/share

smart-workshops.com/workshops

Workshops — SMaRT Workshops

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Eiko Fried @eikofried.bsky.social · Mar 5

New blog! I describe the many reasons to be disheartened in academia, incl. bad papers, broken peer-review, the publishing industry, & precarious contracts. I argue that it's so important not to become cynical, and provide my personal antidotes to cynicism creep.

🧪⚒️ #stats #AcademicSky #PsychSciSky

Antidotes to cynicism creep in academia » Eiko Fried

There are good reasons for cynicism creep — being disheartened about academia — but it's important we don't give in. I provide some antidotes.

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Pam Davis-Kean, PhD @umpamdk.bsky.social · Feb 23

@jkflake.bsky.social made such a good case for a really fundamental and devastating realization-if we can’t show thar our measures are measuring what they are suppose to be measuring-then everything after the methods section in a paper is meaningless. This should give us all pause and reflection

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Pam Davis-Kean, PhD @umpamdk.bsky.social · Feb 23

Psychology really needs to go back to square 1 on measurement. Even the major replications haven’t taken the lack of valid measures seriously. We are making up questions and questionnaires daily w/o validating constructs or tasks. This means our foundation is seriously shaky @jkflake.bsky.social

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Kirsten Christensen @kirstenchristensen.bsky.social · Feb 9

Got it. Debating if I want to get these emails 😆

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