Tom Kent
@tompsy.bsky.social
Lecturer @Royal Holloway, U. of London & Clinical Psychologist. Interested in psychological therapy, LGBQ, research, social history, etc. Own views.
We’re looking for LGBQ individuals who’ve had NHS therapy (in the past year) to share experiences of topics that felt hard to discuss. I’m supervising this project — see the poster in Millie’s post for details. #LGBTQ #Mentalhealth #Psychotherapy #NHS
Do you identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or queer?
Are there topics you found difficult to discuss in therapy?
I want to hear from YOU!
#LGBTQ+ #Research #mentalhealth #LGBTQplus #LGBTQResearch #lesbian #gay #bisexual #queer #psychology
Are there topics you found difficult to discuss in therapy?
I want to hear from YOU!
#LGBTQ+ #Research #mentalhealth #LGBTQplus #LGBTQResearch #lesbian #gay #bisexual #queer #psychology
September 30, 2025 at 5:04 PM
We’re looking for LGBQ individuals who’ve had NHS therapy (in the past year) to share experiences of topics that felt hard to discuss. I’m supervising this project — see the poster in Millie’s post for details. #LGBTQ #Mentalhealth #Psychotherapy #NHS
LGBT+ Health Evidence Review - NHS England
The evidence submission process will close on Sunday, 7 September 2025. #LGBT #NHS
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The evidence submission process will close on Sunday, 7 September 2025. #LGBT #NHS
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NHS England » LGBT+ health evidence review
NHS England » LGBT+ health evidence review
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September 5, 2025 at 1:22 PM
LGBT+ Health Evidence Review - NHS England
The evidence submission process will close on Sunday, 7 September 2025. #LGBT #NHS
www.england.nhs.uk/about/equali...
The evidence submission process will close on Sunday, 7 September 2025. #LGBT #NHS
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Statement Regarding Historical Published Articles on Conversion Therapy | BPS
The British Psychological Society (BPS) acknowledges that in the past, our journals published articles by authors who explored and/or endorsed attempts to change sexual orientation and gender identity...
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September 5, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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LGBTQ+ in clinical psychology training in the UK: The sound of silence
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September 5, 2025 at 11:17 AM
LGBTQ+ in clinical psychology training in the UK: The sound of silence
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This is the 2017 study
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Another study we did using data from a German clinic
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After the many rejections of both manuscripts, which I did not experience before, I decided to move away from LGB-related research.
bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Another study we did using data from a German clinic
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
After the many rejections of both manuscripts, which I did not experience before, I decided to move away from LGB-related research.
Sexual orientation differences in treatment expectation, alliance, and outcome among patients at risk for suicide in a public psychiatric hospital - BMC Psychiatry
Background Sexual minority (SM) individuals (gay, lesbian, bisexual, or otherwise nonheterosexual) are at increased risk for mental disorders and suicide and adequate mental healthcare may be life-sav...
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July 27, 2025 at 7:20 AM
This is the 2017 study
bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Another study we did using data from a German clinic
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
After the many rejections of both manuscripts, which I did not experience before, I decided to move away from LGB-related research.
bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Another study we did using data from a German clinic
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
After the many rejections of both manuscripts, which I did not experience before, I decided to move away from LGB-related research.
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UK study: LGB patients benefit as well from psychotherapy as heterosexual pts.
We did a similar study in 2017, it was very hard to get it published, maybe bc results didn't fit the narrative. Don't get me wrong, homophobia is real, also in healthcare. We need to get rid of biases in research, too
We did a similar study in 2017, it was very hard to get it published, maybe bc results didn't fit the narrative. Don't get me wrong, homophobia is real, also in healthcare. We need to get rid of biases in research, too
Psychological therapy outcomes by sexual orientation and gender: a retrospective cohort study | Psychological Medicine | Cambridge Core
Psychological therapy outcomes by sexual orientation and gender: a retrospective cohort study - Volume 55
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July 27, 2025 at 7:09 AM
UK study: LGB patients benefit as well from psychotherapy as heterosexual pts.
We did a similar study in 2017, it was very hard to get it published, maybe bc results didn't fit the narrative. Don't get me wrong, homophobia is real, also in healthcare. We need to get rid of biases in research, too
We did a similar study in 2017, it was very hard to get it published, maybe bc results didn't fit the narrative. Don't get me wrong, homophobia is real, also in healthcare. We need to get rid of biases in research, too
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📢 Pleased to share that our new paper is now published in Psychological Medicine!
We looked at therapy outcomes for LGB patients compared to heterosexual patients in NHS Talking Therapies.
Here’s a short thread on what we found 👇
🔗 doi.org/10.1017/S003...
📢 Pleased to share that our new paper is now published in Psychological Medicine!
We looked at therapy outcomes for LGB patients compared to heterosexual patients in NHS Talking Therapies.
Here’s a short thread on what we found 👇
🔗 doi.org/10.1017/S003...
Psychological therapy outcomes by sexual orientation and gender: a retrospective cohort study | Psychological Medicine | Cambridge Core
Psychological therapy outcomes by sexual orientation and gender: a retrospective cohort study - Volume 55
doi.org
July 24, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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📢 Pleased to share that our new paper is now published in Psychological Medicine!
We looked at therapy outcomes for LGB patients compared to heterosexual patients in NHS Talking Therapies.
Here’s a short thread on what we found 👇
🔗 doi.org/10.1017/S003...
📢 Pleased to share that our new paper is now published in Psychological Medicine!
We looked at therapy outcomes for LGB patients compared to heterosexual patients in NHS Talking Therapies.
Here’s a short thread on what we found 👇
🔗 doi.org/10.1017/S003...
Reposted by Tom Kent
Prof. John Pachankis directs one of the world’s leading academic centers on LGBTQ+ mental health research.
In March, the initiative lost all eight of its federal NIH grants and contracts totaling about $5 million.
Pachankis reached out to Jamie Marks. Marks' gift saved the study: m.yale.edu/c7t9
In March, the initiative lost all eight of its federal NIH grants and contracts totaling about $5 million.
Pachankis reached out to Jamie Marks. Marks' gift saved the study: m.yale.edu/c7t9
July 10, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Prof. John Pachankis directs one of the world’s leading academic centers on LGBTQ+ mental health research.
In March, the initiative lost all eight of its federal NIH grants and contracts totaling about $5 million.
Pachankis reached out to Jamie Marks. Marks' gift saved the study: m.yale.edu/c7t9
In March, the initiative lost all eight of its federal NIH grants and contracts totaling about $5 million.
Pachankis reached out to Jamie Marks. Marks' gift saved the study: m.yale.edu/c7t9
One of Paul Flowers’ concluding points in his keynote was the importance of supporting the next generation of qualitative researchers. I think mentorship from more experienced researchers is very advantageous—not only for early career success in academia, but also for achieving impact #qmip2025
July 10, 2025 at 12:04 PM
One of Paul Flowers’ concluding points in his keynote was the importance of supporting the next generation of qualitative researchers. I think mentorship from more experienced researchers is very advantageous—not only for early career success in academia, but also for achieving impact #qmip2025
In his keynote, Paul Flowers highlighted the use of logic models—within qualitative intervention development—as a key tool for building team consensus, supporting theorising, and shaping commissioning briefs. #qmip2025
July 10, 2025 at 11:50 AM
In his keynote, Paul Flowers highlighted the use of logic models—within qualitative intervention development—as a key tool for building team consensus, supporting theorising, and shaping commissioning briefs. #qmip2025
Michael Larkin also discusses AI in qualitative analysis. Similar to Virginia Braun’s points, "we" are the instrument of analysis. AI simply identifies topics that are spoken about; it is not performing analysis, and we need to resist the idea that AI is doing an analysis #qmip2025
July 9, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Michael Larkin also discusses AI in qualitative analysis. Similar to Virginia Braun’s points, "we" are the instrument of analysis. AI simply identifies topics that are spoken about; it is not performing analysis, and we need to resist the idea that AI is doing an analysis #qmip2025
Braun says no (yeah nah) to AI. That coding and analysis is a human endeavour. Coding should not be thought of as a laborious task that needs to be completed quickly and “free from bias”, but rather as a worthwhile, enjoyable, and creative experience, where we are the interpreters #qmip2025
July 9, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Braun says no (yeah nah) to AI. That coding and analysis is a human endeavour. Coding should not be thought of as a laborious task that needs to be completed quickly and “free from bias”, but rather as a worthwhile, enjoyable, and creative experience, where we are the interpreters #qmip2025
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"LGBT+ people have a reputation for doing remarkable things against huge odds, with little broad support, and I see that possibility in my students and trainees today." - Prof. John Pachankis
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Taking the initiative: improving LGBT+ mental health through science
Nature Mental Health - Taking the initiative: improving LGBT+ mental health through science
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June 20, 2025 at 1:00 PM
"LGBT+ people have a reputation for doing remarkable things against huge odds, with little broad support, and I see that possibility in my students and trainees today." - Prof. John Pachankis
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🌈 Supervising a study on avoided topics in therapy for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer (LGBQ) individuals.
💬 When developing the study idea, LGBQ participants told us: “what was left unsaid mattered most.”
🔁 Please repost to support this research.
💬 When developing the study idea, LGBQ participants told us: “what was left unsaid mattered most.”
🔁 Please repost to support this research.
June 17, 2025 at 10:54 AM
🌈 Supervising a study on avoided topics in therapy for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer (LGBQ) individuals.
💬 When developing the study idea, LGBQ participants told us: “what was left unsaid mattered most.”
🔁 Please repost to support this research.
💬 When developing the study idea, LGBQ participants told us: “what was left unsaid mattered most.”
🔁 Please repost to support this research.
A moment that changed me: I went to read to a blind man - and discovered his hidden gay heroism www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
A moment that changed me: I went to read to a blind man - and discovered his hidden gay heroism
As a 21-year-old student, I embarked on one of the most intimate experiences I have ever shared with another person. The friendship was an insight into the underground that existed when homosexuality ...
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May 14, 2025 at 1:47 PM
A moment that changed me: I went to read to a blind man - and discovered his hidden gay heroism www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
The evidence supports CBT as a first-line treatment for many mental disorders, although the quality of the evidence is limited. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Mental Disorders in Adults
This unified series of meta-analyses examines the effect sizes of cognitive behavior therapy for many mental and eating disorders on symptoms of the respective disorders using uniform methodologies fo...
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April 24, 2025 at 4:14 PM
The evidence supports CBT as a first-line treatment for many mental disorders, although the quality of the evidence is limited. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Job losses across UK higher education continue to rise www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
Job losses across UK higher education continue to rise - Research Professional News
More redundancies announced or expected at Dundee, Bournemouth, Royal Holloway, Canterbury Christ Church and Sheffield
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April 9, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Job losses across UK higher education continue to rise www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
"It is important, therefore, not
to embrace new therapies too easily but to focus on other innovations that will result in better
outcomes, such as increased frequency of sessions, feedback to patients, and better matching the
needs of patients to the expertise of therapists."
to embrace new therapies too easily but to focus on other innovations that will result in better
outcomes, such as increased frequency of sessions, feedback to patients, and better matching the
needs of patients to the expertise of therapists."
Just published in the American Psychologist: “How to Improve Outcomes of Psychological Treatment of Depression: Lessons From “Next-Level” Meta-Analytic Research”. This was published in association with the 2024 Award that I received from the APA:
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December 24, 2024 at 3:38 PM
"It is important, therefore, not
to embrace new therapies too easily but to focus on other innovations that will result in better
outcomes, such as increased frequency of sessions, feedback to patients, and better matching the
needs of patients to the expertise of therapists."
to embrace new therapies too easily but to focus on other innovations that will result in better
outcomes, such as increased frequency of sessions, feedback to patients, and better matching the
needs of patients to the expertise of therapists."
Chance, luck, and ignorance: how to put our uncertainty into numbers - David Spiegelhalter
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Chance, luck, and ignorance: how to put our uncertainty into numbers - David Spiegelhalter
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December 20, 2024 at 4:46 PM
Chance, luck, and ignorance: how to put our uncertainty into numbers - David Spiegelhalter
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cybn...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cybn...
Oxford's First Folios, Friends of the Bodleian Annual Lecture 2024
Professor Emma Smith
#Shakespeare #Books
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Professor Emma Smith
#Shakespeare #Books
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Oxford's First Folios, Friends of the Bodleian Annual Lecture 2024 // Emma Smith
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November 17, 2024 at 9:49 PM
Oxford's First Folios, Friends of the Bodleian Annual Lecture 2024
Professor Emma Smith
#Shakespeare #Books
www.youtube.com/watch?v=coRR...
Professor Emma Smith
#Shakespeare #Books
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@paulari.bsky.social I loved your audiobook Camp ❤️. Please record your book "Fabulosa!" There is a market! www.amazon.co.uk/Camp-Story-A...
Camp!: The Story of the Attitude That Conquered the World (Audio Download): Paul Baker, Paul Baker, Footnote Press: Amazon.co.uk: Audible Books & Originals
Camp!: The Story of the Attitude That Conquered the World (Audio Download): Paul Baker, Paul Baker, Footnote Press: Amazon.co.uk: Audible Books & Originals
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November 15, 2024 at 5:18 PM
@paulari.bsky.social I loved your audiobook Camp ❤️. Please record your book "Fabulosa!" There is a market! www.amazon.co.uk/Camp-Story-A...
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While I have a lovely qualitative research audience, let me point you towards my most downloaded and influential piece of writing:
HOW MANY QUALITATIVE INTERVIEWS IS ENOUGH?
eprints.ncrm.ac.uk/id/eprint/22...
HOW MANY QUALITATIVE INTERVIEWS IS ENOUGH?
eprints.ncrm.ac.uk/id/eprint/22...
eprints.ncrm.ac.uk
November 14, 2024 at 11:46 AM
While I have a lovely qualitative research audience, let me point you towards my most downloaded and influential piece of writing:
HOW MANY QUALITATIVE INTERVIEWS IS ENOUGH?
eprints.ncrm.ac.uk/id/eprint/22...
HOW MANY QUALITATIVE INTERVIEWS IS ENOUGH?
eprints.ncrm.ac.uk/id/eprint/22...
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And my piece doing a pushback on assumptions of bias in qualitative research
www.ncrm.ac.uk/resources/on...
If you have useful resources, please add.
www.ncrm.ac.uk/resources/on...
If you have useful resources, please add.
NCRM resource | Why qualitative research isn’t biased by Rosalind Edwards
Bias is often used as a term in social research to cover any form of influence that’s felt to provide some form of distortion of research data and findings. Yet, students often misuse or overuse th
www.ncrm.ac.uk
November 14, 2024 at 11:47 AM
And my piece doing a pushback on assumptions of bias in qualitative research
www.ncrm.ac.uk/resources/on...
If you have useful resources, please add.
www.ncrm.ac.uk/resources/on...
If you have useful resources, please add.
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All (serious) psychotherapies are equal.
Source: Pim Cuijpers and Bruce Wampold.
www.mindstewpodcast.com/e024/
Source: Pim Cuijpers and Bruce Wampold.
www.mindstewpodcast.com/e024/
E24. Bruce Wampold and Pim Cuijpers – Psychotherapy Effectiveness – The MindStew Podcast
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October 22, 2024 at 9:01 AM
All (serious) psychotherapies are equal.
Source: Pim Cuijpers and Bruce Wampold.
www.mindstewpodcast.com/e024/
Source: Pim Cuijpers and Bruce Wampold.
www.mindstewpodcast.com/e024/