Thanks Simon

I remain puzzled by the longevity of research into 'Tetris might prevent PTSD', seems like a zombie theory that just won't die, or am I missing something?

Great to see this out from Claudia and colleagues…

🎙️ New Members Matters episode out now! In this ep, we hear members’ reflections on the EABCT Conference in Glasgow, insights from Helen Macdonald, our Senior Clinical Advisor, and a Spotlight On the Mindfulness SIG. Listen here 👉 https://ow.ly/aTrl50XmY4L …or wherever you get your podcasts.

📢 Call for Papers – BABCP 2026 Annual Conference Submissions are now open! Share your work, connect with peers, and shape the future of the psychological professions. Posters, panels, symposia & more → https://babcp.com/submissions/ #CallForPapers #BABCP2026

New BCP paper: The power of imagery: examining the prevalence of imagination-based hotspots after a traumatic event in the Grenfell Health and Wellbeing Service Full free text at www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

tCBT New Paper: Towards a cognitive behavioural model of women survivors’ psychological experiences of coercive control: a grounded theory approach Full free text at www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

I don't see how using those black & white pictures of my mum would be any help in making psychiatric diagnosis

Large sample size & promising results from this study, helpfully summarised in the Guardian, on the benefits of 2 hrs week exercise on joint pain www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

This is so good from Cory Doctorow on all the tricks Amazon uses to get both consumers to pay more, and how businesses on the platform end up paying it 45-51 cents on every dollar. Plus he rightly calls for regulatory change, not just individual consumer action www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

tCBT New Paper: Type 1 diabetes and mental health difficulties: development of an evidence-based care pathway identification tool Full free text at www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

tCBT New Paper: Bridging the language gap: a review of cognitive behavioural therapy with spoken language interpreters Full free text at www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Just two weeks now before we kick-off #EABCT2025 in Glasgow with the pre-congress workshops! Still time to sign up for pre- and in-congress workshops (some already full!) or to attend the congress in-person or online. Check out all the details here: eabct2025.org @babcp.com

Seems to have been a big hack of NHS emails today with 1000s put onto an MS cc group, inbox now full of people ccing everyone a request to be removed from the group, can't believe how clueless many health professionals are as we move to a digital NHS

Will this R-ketamine trial see the light (journal publication)? Probably not, given that it is negative. Compared to placebo, there were zero difference for the lower dose and p>0.05 for the higher dose, SMD 0.16 (my calc) clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT054... Collaborators: "Precision For Medicine"

🎧 NEW EPISODE ALERT! How can therapists thoughtfully integrate a person’s religious or spiritual beliefs into Cognitive Therapy for PTSD? 🎙️ Listen now: sites.libsyn.com/536037/site/... or wherever you get your podcasts

Three #EABCT updates! 1) We now have an outline programme showing what's on when available on the website! (based on current info, there will be some minor changes) eabct2025.org @babcp.com @drjodaniels.bsky.social @babcpevents.bsky.social

The idea for this paper came about after a chat with Dr Romana Farooq. The ideas apply equally to low & high intensity CBT & whilst paper is sprawling, we hope this first attempt resonates with some people & if so encourages reflection. Lots of conversations have fed into this paper - thanks below!

Just played through this with my local rpg group, a great 1 shot & makes really good use of London lore & locations

Registration is now open for the in-congress workshops at #EABCT2025 in Glasgow this September! Just £30 for a half-day workshop from world-leading presenters on some of the hottest topics in CBT - check out the listing and register while there's space! eabct2025.org/in-congress-... @babcp.com

tCBT Special issue 'CBT across neurotypes': We've had lots of exciting ideas being discussed related to NHS Talking Therapies but we want to encourage papers from the full BABCP footprint (and wider). We want papers from secondary care MH, crisis teams, children's services etc.

Great to see such a strong field of candidates in @babcp.com Presidential and Board elections, a sign of a well engaged membership, don't forget to

Great to see this out! Emma introduced @leilalawton.bsky.social and I to the 'paper in a day methodology'! We managed to stretch the day out for about a year! Really grateful to collaborate with both of them as they a) taught me so much and b) were so lovely and fun to work with! Thanks both!

Very important paper. Cognitive therapy can be a great source of support for victims of racial trauma, when used adequately, and a form of gaslighting when done poorly.

tCBT new paper: ‘Just such a massive, monumentous achievement’: an exploratory study on how trainee and recently qualified CBT practitioners experience postgraduate CBT training and understand its contribution to the development of competence Full free text at www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Take a look to get a preview of everything and everyone (speakers from > 50 different countries!) you can look forward to seeing there (posters and timings still to be added). And remember, there's just 12 days to go (until 30th June) to take advantage of the early bird registration rate!

In case you still needed convincing that you should be coming to Glasgow for #EABCT2025 this September... We now have an outline programme available on the website! eabct2025.org @drjodaniels.bsky.social @babcp.com @babcpevents.bsky.social

🎧 New podcast episode out now! In the most recent episode of Let's Talk about CBT- Research Matters, Steph interviews Dr Kerry Young about the paper "How to Treat Someone Suffering with PTSD Following Rape in Adulthood", published in The Cognitive Behaviour Therapist. Listen now: bit.ly/4nbvYs6

New paper out from our group that is trying to improve the experience of Talking Therapies services for autistic patients. This specific paper looks at the staff experience and what training and support they think they need. Another paper in review on the patient experience... lnkd.in/ehkxJNYu

What’s the most effective way to deliver exposure therapy for anxiety? We tested: 🔹 Behavioural experiments (BE) 🔹 Cognitive restructuring before exposure 🔹 Habituation-based approaches BE had the best outcomes. 🧠 How do you implement exposure? 🔗 bit.ly/3YTlR0n #mentalhealth #ClinPsy

🔴Palantir is not just selling software—it’s selling a model of governance where corporate power replaces public control Must read from Foxglove's Rosa Curling on why Starmer's faith in Big Tech is dangerously misguided New on Democracy for Sale: democracyforsale.substack.com/p/starmers-b...

great to be part of this trial showing mbct can be clinically and cost effective for hard to treat depression compared to usual care www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

tCBT New Paper : Exploring staff experiences and perspectives on barriers in interpreter-mediated therapy within NHS England’s Talking Therapies Full free text at www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Seeing as it is Maternal Mental health Week we thought it was a good time to reshare this excellent article on PTSD following birth trauma and baby loss. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Updated treatment guideline for PTSD from the American Psychological Association. www.apa.org/ptsd-guideline

Agree wholeheartedly that waitlist is not acceptable as a “placebo” condition. But I would take it further; waitlist is, perhaps with a few exceptions, never an adequate and acceptable control condition in trials examining treatments for mental disorders.

Special Issue Call for papers: CBT across neurotypes: from theory to practice Guest Editors: Ailsa Russell, Kate Cooper, Emma Crouch Please share widely! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

It's Pace Egging time in Heptonstall & Hebden Bridge today, some great English folk traditions, Wicker Man meets Last of the Summer Wine

🎙️ New Let's Talk about CBT podcast episode out now! In this episode we explore mental fitness in sport and how sports settings are being used to break down stigma, encourage conversations, and promote mental health support Listen here: letstalkaboutcbt.libsyn.com/lets-talk-ab...

Correcting and/or nuancing the scientific record is an important, but unfortunately undervalued, part of the academic enterprise serving the interests of those who matter the most; our patients.

A lovely episode, China was an entertaining & thoughtful guest & I hope @breakfastruins.bsky.social gets him on one day to talk about how Michael Moorcock has influenced his writing

Great to have co-organised with Dr Jess Kingston @drjk.bsky.social this year’s @babcp.com In Person Spring Conference at Kings College London, on New Generation CBT with an excellent Conference day and full day workshops. One day to go…

Really pleased to have co-organised with @drjk.bsky.social this year’s @babcp.com In Person Spring Conference at Kings College London, on New Generation CBT with great Conference day and full day workshops. One week to go…

With one week to go, there are still spaces to join us for this excellent line up of speakers at the BABCP Spring conference in London 8/9th April babcp.com/Spring-Confe...

New Clinical Guidance paper in tCBT: How to treat someone suffering with PTSD following rape in adulthood Full free text at www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

@bthft.bsky.social looking great here at St Lukes today with a double rainbow over our new surgical centre

And don't forget, Colin Espie will be giving not only a keynote but also pre-conference workshop on CBT for Insomnia at #EABCT2025 in Glasgow this September - book a place in the workshop while you can! eabct2025.org

Interested in funded PhD about supporting people with climate distress & how to take positive action? Example project: Photography-based intervention to help young adults process and communicate their feelings about climate change. If so, please email me! www.plymouth.ac.uk/schools/psyc...

In Glasgow as @babcp.com rep to the European CBT Association but captured by Imperial forces during the coffee break.

tCBT New Special Issue Announcement: Low intensity but high impact: Innovating CBT across contexts and the life span Guest Editors: Amy Blakemore, Paul Farrand, Catherine Gallop & Patrick Raue buff.ly/UOr37nc Please share widely!