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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Alternative Medicine: Placebos for Pets
Sciencebasedmedicine.org 11h 1 tweets
Alternative medicine is accepted by many humans, but we may forget that it is also imposed on their pets. Veterinarian Brennen McKenzie has done cats and dogs everywhere a great service, by compilin
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James C.Coyne Alternative Medicine: Placebos for Pets? A skeptical veterinarian reviews the evidence for alternative medicine for pets, and concludes it’s mostly #placebos. 11h
Doubts over Triple P, the parenting program of choice
The Age 11h 1 tweets
It is used in 25 countries, has been translated into 17 languages and is ranked by the United Nations as the leading parenting program.
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James C.Coyne Eventually the Triple P Parenting controversy made it back to Australia "Doubts over Triple P, the parenting program of choice' 11h
The brainification of early childhood education and other challenges to academic rigour
Taylor & Francis 11h 1 tweets
(2014). The brainification of early childhood education and other challenges to academic rigour. European Early Childhood Education Research Journal: Vol. 22, No. 1, pp. 1-3.
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James C.Coyne The battle spread about Triple P and undisclosed conflicts of interest spread across journals: "The brainification of early childhood education and other challenges to academic rigour" 11h
BMC Medicine gets caught up in Triple P Parenting promoters’ war on critics and null findings
Coyne of the Realm 11h 1 tweets
Undeclared conflicts of interest constitute scientific misconduct. Why we should be as concerned about conflicts...
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James C.Coyne This has been one long bloody battle in which my colleagues and I obtained 60+ corrections and errata for undeclared conflicts of interest, Phil Wilson lost a job, and BMC had to revise their COI policy, 11h
Ethical problems of Clinical Psychology Review with Triple P Parenting
Coyne of the Realm 11h 1 tweets
Update May 17, 2014.  One of my friends, Professor Jon Elhai is listed on the...
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James C.Coyne This has been one long bloody battle in which my colleagues and I obtained 60+ corrections and errata for undeclared conflicts of interest, Phil Wilson lost a job, and BMC had to revise their COI policy, 11h
Shibboleth Authentication Request
Login.proxy.library.upenn.edu 24h 1 tweets
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James C.Coyne A Professor's Writings About Ancient Greek Pederasty Enraged Students. So They Protested at His Home. 3/3 24h
New York City Paid McKinsey Millions to Stem Jail Violence. Instead, Violence Soared.
ProPublica 46h 11 tweets
The corporate consulting firm reported bogus numbers and flailed in a project at Rikers Island. Today, assaults and other attacks there are up almost 50%.
McKinsey Was Paid Millions to Reduce Violence at Rikers. So It Reportedly Gamed the Numbers to Look Like It Did.
Slate Magazine 46h 2 tweets
McKinsey was paid $27.5 million for recommendations, many of which were abandoned.
James C.Coyne A reminder: Gaming numbers to give appearance that social programs are effective is at old as the existence of social programs. New York City paid McKinsey millions to reduce violence at Rikers Island Jail Complex. 29h
The Weight Escape by Ann Bailey, Joseph Ciarrochi, Russ Harris: 9781611802276 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
PenguinRandomhouse.com 43h 1 tweets
Diet fads and fitness trends may offer the prospect of losing weight, but they rarely work out long-term. The Weight Escape offers something life-changingly different. Using the mindfulness-based method...
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Wyborcza.pl 43h 1 tweets
Dollars for Profs
ProPublica 49h 2 tweets
For the first time ever, you can see conflict of interest and financial disclosure records for employees of universities across the country.
Many Public Universities Refuse to Reveal Professors’ Conflicts of Interest
The Chronicle of Higher Education 49h 1 tweets
ProPublica has assembled the first state-by-state database of professors’ outside income and employment. But it’s far from complete.
Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) - The Need for Radical Reform - Michael J Scott, 2018
SAGE Journals 52h 2 tweets
Improving Access to Psychological Therapies is a UK government-funded initiative to widen access to the psychological treatment of depression and anxiety disord...
James C.Coyne More on the failings of Improving Access to Psychological Treatment (IAPT). 52h
Standing Up to the Moral Outrage Industry
The Bulwark - The Bulwark 120d 28 tweets
The anti-racist activism of recent years has opened our eyes to real and painful problems that remain a part of this country’s unfinished promise. But this crusade also has its ugly side, including the zeal to shame and punish those branded with the...
House ethics watchdog finds 'substantial' evidence of financial misuse by Hunter
Cristina Marcos - TheHill 59h 1 tweets
The Office of Congressional Ethics concluded in a report made public Monday that there was “substantial” evidence that R
Our Impact 2018/19
Mental Health Matters 9d 1 tweets
"Each and every day and in various ways, across the country MHM supports people with their mental health needs. We know the services and support we provide can have a profound effect on people’s lives, enabling their recovery and helping them...
Improving Access to Psychological Therapies: An idea that’s failed to deliver 
The BMJ 52d 4 tweets
The overwhelmed, under-resourced, and impersonal IAPT model has not lived up to its promise, says Kamal Sidhu One in three GP consultations are now estimated to involve mental health in [...]More...
Coming Home: Dialogues on the Moral, Psychological, and Spiritual Impacts of War
New America 3d 1 tweets
Join New America and Arizona State University in a half-day event to discuss the profound impact of the lived experience of war.
James C.Coyne So pleased to be heading down to DC for #NewAmerica "Coming Home: Dialogues on the Moral, Psychological, and Spiritual Impacts of War." All-star Conference 3d
Expanding NIH’s Definition of Socio-Economic Disadvantaged to be More Inclusive and Diversify the Workforce
NIH Extramural Nexus 3d 15 tweets
NIH has considered a different approach to defining scientists from disadvantaged backgrounds. We reviewed a wide variety of criteria, looking for those that are relatively easy to self-evaluate an…
James C.Coyne Expanding NIH’s Definition of Socio-Economic Disadvantaged to be More Inclusive and Diversify the Workforce. 3d
Australian GPs admit prescribing 'active placebos' — real drugs that won't help
ABC News 3d 2 tweets
Almost four out of five doctors do it and say it's because patients expect a treatment.
James C.Coyne Reality check: inert placebo use is common among in Australian general practice and patients are not informed. 3d