Graham Davey

Ancient humans only evolved language once, but why? There’s an argument rumbling about why our ancestors evolved language. And surprisingly, one of the possible explanations has nothing to do with communication

Humans only evolved language once

Why?

Sadly, probably so they could lie to each other more effectively

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How is Being Uncertain Linked to OCD Symptoms? Do Beliefs About Losing Control and Transdiagnostic and Disorder-Specific Coping Responses Matter? - Cognitive Therapy and Research Purpose While intolerance of uncertainty (IU) is recognized as a contributing factor in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), further research is needed to elucidate the underlying mechanisms linking t...

"The interplay between intolerance of uncertainty (IU) and OCD symptoms depends on the degree to which people with OCD exhibit a fear of losing control and engage in transdiagnostic response styles (e.g., depressive rumination)"

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Something we've always suspected - the fear factor!

Negative affect predicts populist attitudes in vote shares at elections in Europe, Brexit voting in the 2016 U.K. referendum, & vote shares for Donald Trump in the 2016 and 2020 U.S. presidential elections

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Five decades of research on psychological treatments of depression: A historical and meta-analytic overview

"Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) is by far the best examined type of therapy (52%), but not necessarily more effective than other therapies"

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The Critical (and Neglected) Role of Effort in Emotion Regulation - Danfei Hu, Tony Gutentag, Iris B. Mauss, Maya Tamir, 2025 When people feel bad, how much effort should they invest to make themselves feel better? Should they try harder, or might this even make matters worse? In other...

"When people feel bad, how much effort should they invest to make themselves feel better? Should they try harder, or might this even make matters worse? "

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Dundee University bosses quit after damning report into financial collapse A report into Dundee University says its financial crisis was caused by a

This is a very sad story - academics get promoted up the management chain but are often never good senior managers - we can probably expect more stories like this

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Prevalence of Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to assess complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) pooled prevalence across global and specific p…

"The global pooled prevalence estimate for Complex PTSD was 6.2% - prevalence is highest in clinical, domestic and/or sexual abuse, and military samples"

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Inflammatory markers and suicidal behavior: A comprehensive review of emerging evidence - Annals of General Psychiatry Background Suicidal behavior represents a significant public health challenge, and identifying biological markers associated with its risk is critical for prevention and intervention. Emerging evidenc...

"Inflammation appears to play a significant role in the pathophysiology of suicidal behavior, offering promising avenues for biomarker development and novel therapeutic strategies"

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Psychotherapies for adults with complex presentations of PTSD: a clinical guideline and five systematic reviews with meta-analyses Objective To develop a clinician-guided, research-based guideline for adult outpatient psychotherapy for complex presentations of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).Methods We used state-of-the-art...

Psychotherapies for adults with complex presentations of PTSD: a clinical guideline and five systematic reviews with meta-analyses

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Revealed: Thousands of UK university students caught cheating using AI — The Guardian Guardian investigation finds almost 7,000 proven cases of cheating – and experts says these are tip of the iceberg

Thousands of UK students caught cheating using AI

Is acquired knowledge and critical thinking an HE thing of the past? More unseen exams?

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Trauma and eating disorders: an integrated umbrella and scoping review This comprehensive mixed-method review synthesised the trauma-eating disorder (trauma-ED) research across six objectives addressing; prevalence and ri…

"High rates of trauma exist in those with eating disorders"

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"Early onset, depression as the polarity of the first mood episode, lifetime suicide attempts, comorbid anxiety and alcohol use disorders, and family history of bipolar disorder were associated with significantly longer undiagnosed or untreated bipolar disorder"

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"The studies suggest that ECT causes autobiographical memory loss in patients with depression. Results also suggest that lost memories are not regained."

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"CBT is an effective and acceptable treatment for sleep problems in people with and at risk of psychosis"

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Remembering my parents Ray and Betty on the anniversary of VE Day - Both made their own personal contributions to winning the war - And let’s not forget why it was fought - to preserve democracy, freedom and justice for ALL people

New pope live: Robert Prevost to appear on Vatican balcony Watch live to see the moment the new pope will step out onto the balcony overlooking St Peter's Square.

I’m sure Donald Trump will have something totally inappropriate to say about an American becoming the new pope ☹️

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50% OFF The Catastrophic Worrier: Why You Worry and How to Stop Do you turn all your molehills into insurmountable mountains? This accessible and engaging book will guide you along the path to stop catastrophizing so that you can reclaim control, achieve your goal...

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Effects of mindfulness- and acceptance-based interventions for individuals with schizophrenia spectrum disorders: A systematic meta-review Mindfulness- and acceptance-based interventions (MBIs/ABIs) for persons with schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSD) aim to cultivate purposeful attent…

"Small to large effect sizes were found for positive, negative, and affective symptoms. "

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Sage Journals: Discover world-class research Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

"Using models spanning over 18 years, associations between religious-service attendance and mental health were mostly nonsignificant"

"The results suggest a need to question the assumption that religious-service attendance provides mental health benefits"

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Long-term efficacy of cognitive behavioural therapy for generalized anxiety disorder: A 2–8-year follow-up of two randomized controlled trials Anxiety disorders are the most prevalent mental disorders globally, with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) being one of the most common among them. W…

"Clinically significant change analysis
showed that 57% to 77% of participants were categorised as recovered from GAD 2 to 8 years post-CBT"

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"Our data provide little evidence that relapse has a detrimental effect in the long term in people with schizophrenia and recurrent psychosis."

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"A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else." - John Burroughs

Trump says US will 'pass' on Ukraine peace talks if no progress soon Trump's comments came hours after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned that the US could abandon talks.

Let’s be clear about this - Trump made promises to the American electorate that he was never going to be able to keep - this is just one of them

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Zero Suicide Model and Suicide Attempt Rates in Outpatient Mental Health Care This quality improvement study evaluates whether implementing the Zero Suicide model in outpatient mental health care is associated with lower suicide attempt rates among individuals aged 13 years or ...

Implementation of the Zero Suicide model was associated with a reduction in suicide attempt rates in 3 of 4 health systems

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Social networks in the context of hoarding disorder: A cross-sectional study Hoarding disorder is characterised by distress and difficulty in discarding items, leading to excessive accumulation. People with hoarding disorder ex…

"Our findings stress the need for addressing social functioning when treating hoarding. Depression, integrally related to hoarding and social functioning, also needs to be considered."

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"The identification of specific dysfunctional beliefs associated with negative symptoms is essential for the development of precision-based cognitive-behavioral interventions in schizophrenia"

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Relationship between doses of moderate to vigorous physical activity and depression

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Trump Jets Off to Watch Golf as U.S. Economy Goes Up in Flames The stock market is in free fall, but the president is headed to Florida.

The name Nero comes to mind

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Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.

Meta have used the LibGen pirated books database to train their AI - That pirated database includes some of my own books - check here to see if your books or journal articles have been ripped off too

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NHS billions wasted as bipolar patients left ‘forgotten and failed’ Exclusive data shows how neglect of this common mental health condition costs the UK nearly £10bn a year.

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