BPS FacCHP

Updates, links & musings from the British Psychological Society Division of Clinical Psychology Faculty for Clinical Health Psychology.

[BPS FacCHP @BPSFacCHP]

Thinking of joining our faculty? Only £10 for BPS members (£5 for affiliates).
We have networks: Diabetes-Cardiac/respiratory/critical care/liaison psychology-HIV-Obesity-Paediatric-Pain-Renal
Click on the link to check out the benefits & apply to join: https://t.co/K9yaOxTcJR

[Alastair McLellan @HSJEditor]

BREAKING: Fifth covid wave of 2022 finally kicking off

Hospital admissions up 28% in a week and growing expedontially https://t.co/Y3J4MACnAy

[Mark Horowitz @markhoro.bsky.social @markhoro]

Good guidance on how to safely stop antidepressants here from @rcpsych: https://t.co/qjttcwv0B2
Paper is open access so can be downloaded for free: https://t.co/axNHZqCO4t
(15/n)

[Maudsley_pharmacy @Maudsley_pharm]

The first scientific paper to estimate risk of antidepressant withdrawal based on drug, duration, dose and prior experience @DavidTa23968240 @markhoro https://t.co/wO7I9U0lwh

[Dr Marco Mion @DrMarcoMion]

BCIS consensus statement on out-of-hospital cardiac arrest post-discharge rehabilitation/care now available. Summarises and slightly expand on ERC/AHA guidelines

Rehabilitation for OHCA | Cardiac Rehabilitation https://t.co/l7AzAo6JGU

[Dr Joanna Moncrieff @joannamoncrieff]

Excellent article from Bruce Levine in @NatCounterPunch summarising the lack of evidence for a biological basis of depression, and the reasons why it is so difficult to get this acknowledged https://t.co/usSe75DtUX

[Association for Contextual Behavioral Science @myACBS]

"Single-session acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) interventions for patients with chronic health conditions: A systematic review and meta-analysis" Cara Dochat, Jennalee S. Wooldridge, Matthew S. Herbert, Michael W. Lee, and Niloofar Afari #JCBS

https://t.co/ZQP03eVtDN

[Mark Horowitz @markhoro.bsky.social @markhoro]

Our article on how to distinguish antidepressant withdrawal symptoms from relapse of an underlying condition is now free to access here: https://t.co/GluazyDEcJ in @TheBJPsych Advances With @DavidTa23968240 BJPsych Podcast here: https://t.co/4mkkLdx75p (1/n)

[Dr Joanna Moncrieff @joannamoncrieff]

NICE resisted pharmaceutical industry pressure to approve esketamine, but the FDA caved. Huge respect to NICE. @Mad_In_America https://t.co/GtyAq7tuEv

[Rose Stewart @DrRoseStewart]

#MissingToMainstream is officially out 🥳 Download the PDF version here: https://t.co/CZLQdqZMZF

[Jess Morgan @drjessmorgan_]

I was a paediatrician so used to seeing sick kids.

Then my daughter had open heart surgery.

Here are 5 things I learnt that every doctor should know:

[Gemma MJ Taylor @GemmaMJTaylor]

I’m delighted to see our paper in Int. Journal of Clinical & Health Psychology this week. We structure the evidence to date using the Bradford-Hill criteria & apply a stress-diathesis model to explain the link between smoking & mental health https://t.co/DRypRj4jnq @jorien_treur

[Cesar A. Gonzalez, PhD, MSCP, ABPP @DrCesarGonzalez]

We provide an overview of the history of the field of clinical health psychology, current established training requirements and competencies, and models of professional practice within the medical setting @DrTysonPankey @MayoClinicFMR @MayoPsych https://t.co/Irawkkiyph

[BPS FacCHP @BPSFacCHP]

BPS endorses British Heart Foundation about role of psychologists in cardiac rehabilitation.
https://t.co/RU3F74z1X4
@DrMgriffiths66 @TheBHF @BPSOfficial @BuzA_physH

[Health Psychology @APADivision38]

The contributions of bell hooks were, and will continue to be, central to revising our understanding of justice in care systems and in psychology.

[Division of Clinical Psychology @UKDCP]

If you're a member of our Faculty of Clinical Health Psychology, you can join two 'Connect Over Coffee' sessions free on Friday - meet virtually with colleagues and have a chat about the current issues affecting services. Details available at https://t.co/t8mcd6Dh6o

[Lara Goitein, MD @GoiteinLara]

I succumbed and joined twitter so I could share with you a book I wrote that comes out today! It’s a guide for family members of #ICU patients, who find themselves suddenly plunged into an alien and intimidating world. 1/6 https://t.co/2iDq82FpId

[Aisling @dreamingoak]

Do you hold leadership responsibilities and work as a clinical psychologist?

If so, I would like to hear from you as part of my doctoral research project on Leadership, Privilege & Discrimination.

For more information, please contact me by email [email protected]

[BPS DoN @DONBPS]

Do you work or study in the field of neuropsychology? We need your help to determine the major research priorities for improving equality, diversity, and inclusion in clinical neuropsychology. Please help by filling out our brief survey! 📝
🔗 https://t.co/qXQgqgyzms

[Dariusz Galasiński @d_galasinski]

Here’s my response to @vaughanbell ‘s question. New blog post on technologisation of psychology.

https://t.co/fjQ3Ozbggu