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Niall Boyce @nboyce.bsky.social · Sep 9

"Champagne elation and planetary subjugation" sounds a little like an Oasis lyric.

Niall Boyce @nboyce.bsky.social · Sep 3

Photo suggests it might be Lynchian.

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Niall Boyce @nboyce.bsky.social · Aug 22

Should psychiatrists think more about physical pain?

That's the lead item in this week's Thought Formation.

Also featured: #mentalhealth & firearm injury; AI & the placebo effect; and the strange, dark life of the inventor of the EEG.

thoughtformation.substack.com/p/a-real-pain

A real pain

Plus: mental health in survivors of firearm injuries; AI and the placebo effect; and the strange, dark life of the inventor of the EEG

thoughtformation.substack.com

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Niall Boyce @nboyce.bsky.social · Aug 20

Ah, the Canute manoeuvre.

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Niall Boyce @nboyce.bsky.social · Aug 20

Ah yes, I seem to remember one of those being kicked off by a mailout for a course on rationalising use of email.

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Niall Boyce @nboyce.bsky.social · Aug 18

I went to a Marvel movie a few days after seeing 'Phantom Thread', found myself getting bored, and realised I had reached the point in life at which couturiers are more interesting than superheroes.

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Niall Boyce @nboyce.bsky.social · Aug 12

Too late to change the setting to Christmas in Australia, I assume.

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Niall Boyce @nboyce.bsky.social · Aug 8

This week's Thought Formation: psychotherapy, nostalgia, the stomach-brain connection, and specific phobias.

Includes one of the greatest sentences I've read in the medical literature: "Men may have a more cavalier attitude to vomiting than women."

#mentalhealth

open.substack.com/pub/thoughtf...

Why do young people benefit less from talking therapies?

Plus: The return of nostalgia; sex differences in phobias; and thinking with your stomach

open.substack.com

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Niall Boyce @nboyce.bsky.social · Aug 8

I like this initiative from @samjordison.bsky.social samj.substack.com/p/books-by-p...

Books by people vs books by AI

Announcing a new book certification scheme that enables publishers to prove their books are written by humans

samj.substack.com

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Niall Boyce @nboyce.bsky.social · Aug 6

It's like watching a conversation between someone from the past, and someone from the present.

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Niall Boyce @nboyce.bsky.social · Jul 27

“Depression ain’t funny.”

Wasn’t aware of this until the Sunday Times reprinted it. Ozzy Osbourne’s advice to a reader with depression. Rarely seen someone talking about #mentalhealth and the pros/cons of antidepressants with such an amazing combination of empathy, clarity, frankness, and humour.

Text:

What’s the best cure for depression?
Ryan, County Armagh

It’s tempting to give you a funny response to this, but depression ain’t funny — I’ve suffered from it. What I did, and what I recommend you do, is talk to your GP about it. Personally, I’m on a low dose of an antidepressant called Zoloft (sertraline), and it does the job. You hear a lot of people say that antidepressants just put a sticking plaster on the problem, instead of solving the cause. They may have a point, but it’s easy to say that if you ain’t depressed. The big problem for me with antidepressants is that they affected my sex life. Trying to get down to some action these days is like trying to raise the Titanic. I suppose it would be depressing if I weren’t on antidepressants. As it is, I can live with it.

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The Mental Elf @thementalelf.bsky.social · Jul 9

Psychedelics in mental health: still a field full of hype, hope… & huge gaps in evidence buff.ly/nBGYa3B

New blog by leading experts sets out 5 priorities to move the field forward — from better trial design to preparing health systems. Let’s unpack them 👇

🧵 THREAD

#Psychedelics #MentalHealth

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Niall Boyce @nboyce.bsky.social · Jun 24

Finally saw ‘The Phoenician Scheme’, and I think that over the past 30 years, Wes Anderson’s output has gone from ‘Rushmore’ to the kind of films Max from ‘Rushmore’ would make.

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Anum Farid @anumf.bsky.social · Jun 20

Want to work with us on developing one of the biggest prizes in mental health science? Submit your EOI by 24th June and you'll get access to our webinar for further information!

Wellcome Trust @wellcometrust.bsky.social · Jun 13

We’re launching a major new prize in mental health — and we’re looking for a supplier to help us run it.

Interested suppliers must be able to run a global prize that is inclusive, impactful, academically rigorous and technically robust.

Learn more ⤵️
wellcome.org/about-us/wor...

Miranda Wolpert, Director of Mental Health at Wellcome, says: "Work with us on this major prize to celebrate breakthroughs and inspire action towards a world where no one is held back by mental health problems."

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Niall Boyce @nboyce.bsky.social · Jun 16

To be fair, it does help keep meetings short and to the point.

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Anum Farid @anumf.bsky.social · Jun 13

We're looking for a supplier to help design & facilitate the first cycle of a major new prize in mental health science.
Interested suppliers must be able to run a global prize that is inclusive, impactful, academically rigorous & technically robust.
Submit your EOI by 24 June!
Find out more ⬇️

Wellcome Trust @wellcometrust.bsky.social · Jun 13

We’re launching a major new prize in mental health — and we’re looking for a supplier to help us run it.

Interested suppliers must be able to run a global prize that is inclusive, impactful, academically rigorous and technically robust.

Learn more ⤵️
wellcome.org/about-us/wor...

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Anum Farid @anumf.bsky.social · Jun 11

🚨New Contract Opportunity in Mental Health🚨

And it's a big one! Read on for more info and details
Can your organisation help us build a depressed mood mission map?

EOI: 02/07
Full Applications: 08/08
Register for our live webinar on 19th June:

wellcome-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Wellcome Mental Health Catalyst: towards new and better treatments for depressed mood . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about join...

This webinar is for the RFP titled "Wellcome Mental Health Catalyst: towards new and better treatments for depressed mood". There will be a presentation from the Wellcome team, followed by an opportun...

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Niall Boyce @nboyce.bsky.social · Jun 10

Maybe so, but please turn this idea into a novel.

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Niall Boyce @nboyce.bsky.social · Jun 8

That’s the thing that struck me about ‘Flow’: how it’s totally free of postmodern wisecrackery (I know there’s no dialogue, of course, but I mean more in terms of the film’s tone and attitude).

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Niall Boyce @nboyce.bsky.social · Jun 6

I saw it on the big screen last year, and the run down the Eiffel Tower was *overwhelming*.

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Niall Boyce @nboyce.bsky.social · Jun 6

What's holding back drug repurposing in mental health? That's the big question in this week's Thought Formation.

Plus: the long shadow of 9/11, rethinking schizophrenia, and worrying figures on the mental health of medical students.

open.substack.com/pub/thoughtf...

Re-make, re-model

What's stopping drug repurposing in mental health? Plus: the long shadow of 9/11, autism and schizophrenia, and trouble at medical school

open.substack.com

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Niall Boyce @nboyce.bsky.social · Jun 5

Not entirely sure what this means, but it’s definitely the first time I’ve seen a fashion collection inspired by a neurotransmitter.

Text: “Turn up the heat on summer styling with our serotonin-inspired collection, starring all the new-season looks that are coming in hot to a wardrobe near you.”

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Niall Boyce @nboyce.bsky.social · Jun 2

Is that RD Laing I hear towards the end?

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Niall Boyce @nboyce.bsky.social · Jun 2

Reminds me of Bridget Jones's speech at the launch of "Kafka's Motorbike".

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Niall Boyce @nboyce.bsky.social · May 28

Viel Glück!

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