New paper criticizing Evolutionary Psychiatry from Hane Muang! Good to see, fun to read and reflect on. Firstly, I agree that methods in evolutionary psychiatry (and psychology) are targets of some worthy criticism (and most of my PhD was in tackling this - to be published!) 1/

Read this! Like all of Sarah Hrdy's work, an opportunity to read poetry that expresses important ideas.

Really excited to get my hands on this newly published volume on evolution and the emotions co-edited by Laith Al Shawaf. And thrilled to have a chapter in this volume!

Congratulations! What an achievement! 🏅

I'm delighted to announce a new book coming out this month: The Oxford Handbook of Evolution & the Emotions (TOHEE)!

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This book took several years and a whole LOT of teamwork to put together.

It's an interdisciplinary, cross-cultural effort. 👇🧵

Psychedelic Research Group, Trinity College Dublin and Tallaght University Hospital...

In 2013 John Brockman asked “What should we be worried about?” I shared my fear that we are now so dependent on electronic systems that a major coronal mass ejection #CME #solarflare could wreak havoc and cause major social disruptions. Not today, let’s hope!
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Really proud of Matt Butler (sadly but understandably off Twitter of late) for setting up PSIFUND study: World's 1st psychedelic study of FND*

1st patient scanned & dosed (25mg psilocybin) this week👏

Massive achievement, 7 years in the making, with James Rucker mitul mehta💪

More proof that the best things in life are free.

'World Psychiatry', the most informative mental health journal, is completely free/easy to access.

Latest issue & all back issues are available here:
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/journals/2…

Please pass this wonderful gift on to your friends.

The single most important distinction for psychiatry-between #idiographic and #nomothetic explanations–was first presented 130 years ago on May 1st by Wilhelm Windelband in the lecture he gave in 1894 on assuming the Rectorship at the University of Strassburg. 1/7

Viewing mental disorders as distinct categories with specific causes promotes communication and research at the cost of concealing the reality that most are more like clouds with burry boundaries.

1/ Absolutely none of these conclusions are justified

1️⃣ Patients who exercised showed some minimal improvement—but not enough to matter
2️⃣ The patients were not severely depressed to begin with
3️⃣ We already know that antidepressants & brief therapy (8-12 sessions, which is

The 2nd Episode of the IJPM podcast is out!

On developing an evidence base for #CrisisResolution #mentalhealth teams with Dr Karen O Connor & Dr Sean Crowley, hosted by our Trainee Editor Dr Mohamed Alsaffar

irishpsychiatry.ie/blog/ijpm-podc…

Check out this exciting Evolutionary Psychiatry conference at the University of Durham 5-6 August with a great line up of speakers! Great opportunity for evolutionists to meet over a 2 day period Derek Tracy Gurjot Brar Henry O'Connell @Muzaffer Kaser 💙
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