PsychTech 2019

NHS Psychiatry and Technology conference 22nd November at Hamilton House in London. Tickets here:

[PsychTech 2019 @psychtechuk]

@DrGilluley Heading home after a lovely day at #PsychTech19 conference made possible by @NHS_ELFT with @ELFTMedEd team. Thank you for opening this morning. See you next year.

[PsychTech 2019 @psychtechuk]

@davidzendle Came for a twitter photo and stayed for the whole Loot Box talk. Fascinating.

[PsychTech 2019 @psychtechuk]

@maxdavie energetically debunking the moral panic about screentime to end the afternoon at #PsychTech19 @NHS_ELFT

[Gaming the Mind @gamingthemind]

Next at #psychtech19 we have @AnnaHollinrake on gentle games as engines for empathy (thread)

[PsychTech 2019 @psychtechuk]

Excellent talk by Seb Barker on Beam - a crowdfunding platform to help get the homeless into training and employment

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@SebMBarker talking about groundbreaking @wearebeam platform for crowdfunding social support for homeless people. #psychtech19 @NHS_ELFT

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@playisthething1 @AnnaHollinrake @gamingthemind Beautiful art. Gentle games. @NHS_ELFT we need to find a way to work with @AnnaHollinrake

[playisthething @playisthething1]

@PeteEtchells @psychtechuk @gamingthemind . closes with a great quote...

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@PeteEtchells on the evidence for an association between video games and violence: There are so many measures and so much data that the analysis can find whatever result you’re looking for. #PsychTech19

[Dr Tim Rogers @DrTimRogers]

Thanks to @psychtechuk for the invitation to talk about the safe, anonymous online space provided by @BigWhiteWall1 and @BigWhiteWallCA at #psychtech19
Great session with lots of interesting questions!

[playisthething @playisthething1]

@PaulPcf22 @gamingthemind @psychtechuk @NHS_ELFT recounts work on Hellblade. History of poor representation of mental illness in video games created challenging backgrounds. However by creating the character first then the mental states coming from that, problems can be addressed. Careful representation can reduce stigma

[Gaming the Mind @gamingthemind]

Now at #PsychTech19 @johnneh is talking about Fortnite and going behind the media claims about it. (thread)

[playisthething @playisthething1]

Starting a new #psychtech19 thread. Now @paulpcf22 on game design and mental health. Points out that a lot of cognitive study design is in many ways game design. But really bad games, for which you needed to pay participants.. @gamingthemind @psychtechuk @NHS_ELFT

[PsychTech 2019 @psychtechuk]

@PaulPcf22 discussing the potential of video games to authentically portray mental states, and his work with people with lived experience of psychosis, @NinjaTheory and @wellcometrust on #Hellblade. #psychtech19

[PsychTech 2019 @psychtechuk]

@PaulPcf22 at #Psychtech19: video games can be an engaging medium for neurocognitive challenges & assessment

[Patrick Harrison @DrPaddyH]

Helping out at #PsychTech19. Already had some interesting talks on links between #mentalhealth #gaming and #addiction thanks @ArtScienceDoc @johnneh

[kajsvedberg @kajsvedberg]

Dr Tim Rogers presents Big White Wall and the importance of social support networks for good mental health #psychtech19 #MentalHealthAwareness

[PsychTech 2019 @psychtechuk]

@PeteEtchells @gamingthemind But the gaming sessions were some of the most popular choices for attendees (= we’ve no idea how to poll people)

[kajsvedberg @kajsvedberg]

Just some ways in which you can create positive support networks online #psychtech19 #MentalHealthAwareness #bigwhitewall1 @DrTimRogers

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@johnneh on the moral panic in the media about #Fortnite talking at #Psychtech19. Tabloid press massively oversimplifying human experience, and stigmatising mental health experiences