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Tiago Zortea

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A&E Clinical Psychologist [University of Oxford, Oxford Health NHS FT] • PhD & Hon. Research Fellow [University of Glasgow] • netECR Co-founder (netecr.org) • Suicide, self-harm, attachment, scientist-practitioner model. Views are my own.

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17.11.2025 19:05 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

My brain is to small to comprehend this place 😅

17.11.2025 13:57 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
A clinician’s guide to probabilistic suicide risk prediction tools: cautions and pitfalls | The British Journal of Psychiatry | Cambridge Core A clinician’s guide to probabilistic suicide risk prediction tools: cautions and pitfalls

Hello everyone!

A friend of mine, Dr Alastair Cockburn, wrote this *very important* paper. This reading is a must to work in the field of suicide prevention. It highlights many of the problems of using AI and prediction tools in clinical settings.

doi.org/10.1192/bjp....

08.11.2025 14:11 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Research Fellow (Rain within the Rainbow) Post-doctoral Research Fellow (Rain Within the Rainbow) working on the Rain Within the Rainbow: Understanding LGBTQ+ suicide and suicide prevention in the UK through the life course project using qual...

🌈 Do you know anyone passionate about researching LGBTQ+ suicide, suicide prevention and suicide bereavement, experienced in qualitative methods, and looking for work?

Send them my way because I'm recruiting for a post-doctoral research fellow!

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04.11.2025 09:50 — 👍 16    🔁 20    💬 1    📌 0

I successfully defended my Habilitation today, and was honoured by the committee’s positive feedback. I am very grateful for my colleagues, collaborators and students at the University of Bern who made this a very rewarding journey.

03.11.2025 21:54 — 👍 54    🔁 4    💬 5    📌 0

You're an inspiration of dedication, hard work, transparency, honesty, commitment, and integrity, my friend! The University of Bern is very lucky to have you, so are we all for the opportunity to learn so much from you!!

04.11.2025 11:11 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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A recent study in American Psychologist marks the most comprehensive review of #loneliness interventions in more than a decade and highlights the need for scalable, evidence-based solutions. Read the press release from the APA 🔗 https://bit.ly/4nJU0tj

03.11.2025 18:50 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

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03.11.2025 19:07 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Don't miss our upcoming webinar: Queer Lives and the Politics of Categories. In this webinar, Dr Kevin Guyan shares insights from his book Rainbow Trap: Queer Lives, Classifications and the Dangers of Inclusion.

📅 5 November 2025, 20:00 AEDT
🔗 http://bit.ly/499OXyH

03.11.2025 07:00 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Absolutely incredible journey!!

03.11.2025 07:18 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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netECR (International Network of Early & Mid-Career Researchers in Suicide & Self-Harm; an independent, intl. network of early-career and mid-career researchers working in or contributing to the field of self-harm/suicide research) moves to Bluesky (1.691 followers on X)

Bluesky @netecr.bsky.social

01.11.2025 09:49 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Transformation starts at the periphery of networks where pushback is less - Scientific Reports Scientific Reports - Transformation starts at the periphery of networks where pushback is less

Intervening on a central node in a network likely does little given that its connected neighbors will "flip it back" immediately. Happy to see this position supported now.

"Change is most likely [..] if it spreads first among relatively poorly connected nodes."

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

29.09.2025 09:16 — 👍 148    🔁 54    💬 5    📌 5
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Sex difference in parental risk of suicide attempt during and after pregnancy in Sweden - Nature Human Behaviour A Swedish study examined whether the risks of maternal and paternal suicide attempt differ during and after pregnancy and found a reversed sex difference in risk of suicide attempt during and after pregnancy compared with the general population.

Very interesting and (at least for me) surprising findings in this study where #fathers seem to be at higher risk of suicide attempts during perinatal periods.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

28.09.2025 06:23 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thanks Jamie! This is very interesting and a good start for me to begin understanding more about the topic! Cheers buddy - hope you’re doing well! 🙏🏼

26.09.2025 17:25 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The Commission sets out 12 key recommendations, including:
💡 Decriminalise self-harm
🤝 Co-produce care with lived experience
🪷 Invest in culturally adapted interventions
📊 Improve global data & monitoring

Read the blog 👉 buff.ly/Y2DSzn3

25.09.2025 06:41 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Fascinating data. There are three things here that really matter to people, and they think matter to everyone:

Healthcare
Economy
Prices

There is ONE thing that they assume matters to everyone, because it dominates so much of the narrative, but it is NOT affecting them personally:

Immigration

20.09.2025 15:31 — 👍 181    🔁 99    💬 7    📌 1

Wow, thanks Jamie! This is very very interesting and I wasn't very aware of that. Following your publication, I've been wondering whether this has reached qualitative research too?

20.09.2025 15:36 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

I also have worked with many families bereaved by suicide whose loved ones were classified as “low risk” before they ended their own lives. In addition, the NICE guidance is clear, so is the evidence. I think researchers should just stop trying to predict who will die or who will survive…

20.09.2025 15:23 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

It’s actually very sad to see that risk prediction has never gone away, despite so much evidence demonstrating how awful we are at predicting suicide and its related outcomes. This is an incredibly important piece of work that we should all read.

20.09.2025 15:18 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 2    📌 0
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📢 We’re hiring: Assistant Communications Officer

Join our External Affairs team and help deliver engaging content across web, social media, newsletters and more, to support our mission to improve mental health and promote CBT.

🗓️ Deadline: 12 October 2025

👉 Find out more: babcp.com/about/vacanc...

16.09.2025 14:49 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Don't miss the upcoming IASP/ IASR Research Webinar chaired by Professor Chan Lai Fong.

📅 Thursday 25 September 2025, 19:00 MYT. (UTC+8)

🗣️ Featuring:
Professor Matthew Spittal
Assoc Professor Gregory Armstrong
Dr Siau Ching Sin

🔗 Register: bit.ly/465v8GK

16.09.2025 16:23 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

@debruine.bsky.social lovely to see you here :D
Hope you're doing well!

16.09.2025 11:50 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Research shows that culturally responsive and safe mental health care is not only ethical – it's also more effective in meeting young people and their family's needs.

To access these free clinical practice guides, fact sheets and more, visit: bit.ly/4n2dPMS

15.09.2025 06:45 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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Extremely important work by Matt Spittal, @oliviajkirtley.bsky.social and other colleagues published this week!

journals.plos.org/plosmedicine...

14.09.2025 20:58 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 1

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