James C.Coyne
Irreverent, socially conscious Clinical Health Psychologist, #Skeptic debunking hype. Teaching scientists how to promote their work without it. Views my own.
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Hans Eysenck: controversialist or worse?
An independent and authoritative inquiry is needed into “unbelievable” work
Hans Eysenck, who died in 1997, is described in the Dictionary of National Biography as having an “international prominence and impact … unmatched among post-Second World...
Height and Body Mass Index as Modifiers of Breast Cancer Risk in BRCA1 / 2 Mutation Carriers: A Mendelian Randomization Study
AbstractBackground. BRCA1/2 mutations confer high lifetime risk of breast cancer, although other factors may modify this risk. Whether height or body mass inde
Academic freedom under threat: What can UCU do?
Number 71: #USSbriefs71
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James C.Coyne
You will be surprised to learn of the shallowness of the commitment to #academicfreedom of expression in the UK. or if a UK academic, maybe not.
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There Is Limited Evidence To Support The Widely Held Belief That Psychotherapy Changes The Body As Well As The Mind
By Tomasz Witkowski. Researchers analysed 51 trials involving over 5,000 participants.
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Limited Evidence To Support The Widely Held Belief That Psychotherapy Changes The Body As Well As The Mind digest.bps.org.uk/2019/05/13/the… #MUS #MEcfs @pwME
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‘Suicidal generation’: tragic toll of teens doubles in 8 years
The suicide rate among teenagers has nearly doubled in eight years, according to new figures that have prompted fears that Britain is raising “a suicidal generation”. Amid growing alarm at the...
Samantha Bee Schools Anti-Abortion Legislators With a Sex Ed Lesson
No, women don't know we're pregnant the moment it happens.
How should the law determine capacity to refuse treatment for anorexia?
This article critically assesses the way a certain court has determined the capacity of a person diagnosed with anorexia to refuse medical treatment. …
These 5 foods are claimed to improve our health. But the amount we'd need to consume to benefit is... a lot
We often hear eating specific foods can help prevent disease. But these claims are best taken with a grain of salt (or tumeric). The benefits are likely only if we eat them in really huge quantities.
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James C.Coyne
Claims are being made about cinnamon as an aid in weight loss and to regulate appetite. Problem is that if you believe the relevant research you’d have to eat at least 13 grams, or about half a supermarket jar, per day.
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The SAT’s Bogus ‘Adversity Score’
Are we really going to rank students on a one-to-100 pseudoscientific index of oppression?
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James C.Coyne
The College Boards have adopted a modifier for SATs based on 0-100 background adversity. It does include race. Someone should tell them about the #ACEs
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The Gap Between Male and Female Youth Suicide Rates Is Narrowing, Study Says
Rates are increasing faster among girls
Adverse childhood experiences and the risk of premature mortality. - PubMed - NCBI
Am J Prev Med. 2009 Nov;37(5):389-96. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2009.06.021.
How to fix New York’s mental health crisis without spending more money
In its response to Mayor de Blasio’s budget, the City Council proposed a 20 percent cut to ThriveNYC, his marquee mental-health initiative poised to spend almost $1 billion over four years. This mo…
Pressure from advertisers and self-help gurus contribute to mid-life crises
Mid-life crises are caused by people feeling pressured by advertisers and self-help gurus to live a better life after they pass the age of 40, according to new research.
TMH Speaks ... Mags (SERIES)
A series of 6 magazines designed to provide a quick overview of common mental illnesses for teens. Each resource includes associated supports & resources.
The TMH Speaks ... Mags (SERIES) is available for purchase through TeenMentalHealth.org and...
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for bipolar disorder
Peter McMurray writes his debut elf blog on a systematic review of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for bipolar disorder.
International Review of Social Psychology
Article: Tweeted Anger Predicts County-Level Results of the 2016 United States Presidential Election
A systematic review of the association between the childhood sexual abuse experiences of mothers and the abuse status of their children: Protection Strategies, Intergenerational transmission, and reactions to the abuse of their children
Child sexual abuse (CSA) represents a significant public health concern. Research shows an association between the CSA status of mothers and the abuse…
James C.Coyne
Systematic review of the association between childhood sexual abuse experiences of mothers and abuse status of their children: Protection Strategies, Intergenerational transmission, and reactions to the abuse of their children sciencedirect.com/science/articl… #ACE 2/2
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Small n correlations + p values = disaster
Previously, we saw that with small sample sizes, correlation estimation is very uncertain, which implies that small n correlations cannot be trusted: the observed value in any experiment could be v…