Keith R Laws

Prof Cognitive Neuropsychology | Former non-musician (2 definite articles) | Views my own

[Keith R Laws @Keith_Laws]

The inflexible mind: A critical factor in understanding and addressing COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy
https://t.co/zA0Qe80l0o
Our new study showing that perseveration on the Wisconsin Card Sort Test significantly predicts vaccine hesitancy (mental health variables did not)

[Keith R Laws @Keith_Laws]

Coverage by @Mental_Elf of our recent meta-analysis looking at trauma-focused psychological interventions for psychosis. Take home - TFIs reliably reduce delusions but not hallucinations @diamantis22
https://t.co/GKWJKRxkJF

[Keith R Laws @Keith_Laws]

Our new multilevel meta-analysis of 49 studies (N=21,755) shows that interoception & depression are reliably associated. Depression is most strongly associated with problems in: Trusting our body, Self-regulation, and Not worrying about bodily sensations
https://t.co/duELPkkbdr

[Keith R Laws @Keith_Laws]

We are conducting a study on experiences that may feel paranormal or difficult to explain within current scientific understanding.
If you’d like to take part, please click the link & feel free to share this invitation with others.
https://t.co/TMGChxxV5D

[Keith R Laws @Keith_Laws]

Our new systematic review & meta-analysis of trauma-focused psychological interventions (TFIs) for psychosis.
36 studies (N=1,384), 18 in meta-analysis (N=806), spanning pre–post designs and RCTs, tested effects on hallucinations vs delusions. #thread
https://t.co/3rukS8CkDs

[Keith R Laws @Keith_Laws]

Bottom line
TFIs are effective for delusions, but not hallucination severity in controlled trials.
Future work might target hallucination distress (not severity) and design symptom-specific psychological treatments.

[Keith R Laws @Keith_Laws]

Our new systematic review & meta-analysis of trauma-focused psychological interventions (TFIs) for psychosis.
36 studies (N=1,384), 18 in meta-analysis (N=806), spanning pre–post designs and RCTs, tested effects on hallucinations vs delusions. #thread
https://t.co/3rukS8CkDs

[Keith R Laws @Keith_Laws]

What predicted better outcomes?
Meta-regression (pre–post data only) showed larger delusion effects in younger samples.
No effects of therapy length, exposure vs non-exposure, gender distribution, or study quality.

[Keith R Laws @Keith_Laws]

As academics, reviewing papers is typically viewed as one part of what we do (in this case, gratis apparently or quid pro quo)...but 27 review requests in 2 years from the same (mainstream) journal - where I have never even published a paper - does seem a little excessive

[Keith R Laws @Keith_Laws]

Single-dose (10 mg) psilocybin reduces symptoms in adults with obsessive-compulsive disorder: A pharmacological challenge study
https://t.co/uKtTqVn0MF
New study involving several of my OCD research colleagues
Psilocybin’s effect seen on compulsions, and not on obsessions

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Post a picture you took. No descriptions, just a pic.

[Keith R Laws @Keith_Laws]

Found myself listening to Rattus Norvegicus this week (first time in years) and then by synchronicity...I was just reminded that this is where I was on this very evening in 1977 (in the strident anti-punk ethos of that time, I also remember being attacked on my way home)

[Keith R Laws @Keith_Laws]

Medicinal Cannabis Use Among People with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: Changes in Quality of Life After Three Months
https://t.co/Lpeg6GkEcN
3 months post-treatment, improvements in quality of life mood/depression, anxiety and sleep. Didn't assess OCD symptoms

[Keith R Laws @Keith_Laws]

Such sad news, but what a legacy & so pleased that I got to see Brian Wilson play the whole of Pet Sounds at the London Palladium.
"God Only Knows" is of course a piece of transcendent pop & whenever it appears at the end of 'Boogie Nights', it is guaranteed to make me tearful

[Brian Wilson @BrianWilsonLive]

We are heartbroken to announced that our beloved father Brian Wilson has passed away.

We are at a loss for words right now.

Please respect our privacy at this time as our family grieving.

We realize that we are sharing our grief with the world.

Love & Mercy

[Keith R Laws @Keith_Laws]

Exposure Therapy in Mixed Reality for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: a Randomized Clinical Trial
https://t.co/za13MB5k2E
MERP did not significantly reduce OCD symptom severity compared with an active control group (self-guided ERP)

[Keith R Laws @Keith_Laws]

@YossiUK Post-pandemic adjustment is an issue that has been largely ignored...& widely assumed that release from lockdown was necessarily a good/welcome/easy thing for everyone...when it was not

[Keith R Laws @Keith_Laws]

Our latest - From lockdown to Liberation: How inflexible thinking, obsessive-compulsive & affective symptoms shape pandemic adjustment
https://t.co/Y5kk2Qo46E
OC traits & symptoms impacted adjustment via affect
Poor adjusters exhibited inflexibility in reversal learning