All control conditions in randomized trials of psychological treatment have serious problems. Maybe we should stop using them at some point? Read my new open access paper in World Psychiatry doi.org/DOI:10.1002/...

860.000 danskere fik udskrevet psykofarmaka i 2024, selvom WHO anbefaler medicinfri behandlinger som førstevalg. sundhedsmonitor.dk/nyheder/deba...

Kunstnernes Efterårsudstilling på denfrie.dk Her betragtes en kunstners ønske om at være afkoblet - hvilket hermed må siges at være mislykkedes for mit vedkommende.

Vi blev teleporteret tilbage til 80/90’erne med teaterkoncerten Vilde kaniner på Østre Gasværk i dag. Visuel flot blanding af musik, akrobatik og teater. Forestillingen er heldigvis tro mod, at Peter A G er en rigtig Mr swing king fodgænger rytmehans

Great way to think about life choices. Also religion as part of convictions makes religion more relevant to me - at least as historical context.

Se først TV2 dokumentar om forfærdelige vilkår hos Bestsellers (under-)underleverandører i Bangladesh play.tv2.dk/serie/bestse... Og støt bagefter cleanclothes.org/donate Simpelt

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“Most mental disorders occur in individuals without affected close relatives, thus highlighting the need for prevention strategies which target the entire population”. New study. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Rich Girl Rehab The “Borderline” Years A memorable guest post by Sorbie Richner on the experience and aftermath of residential psychiatric treatment when she was 20, and what she learnt about diagnoses, treatments, and recovery in the process. www.psychiatrymargins.com/p/rich-girl-...

Så blev Nanna student. Stor dag for et ungt menneske. Tillykke, siger Ulla, Jamie og jeg 🍾🥂 Vi tog en tur i Nørre G’s selfie-maskine, da hun havde fået huen på 🇩🇰

A longitudinal analysis of misinformation, polarization and toxicity on Bluesky after its public launch https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.02317

My opinion piece in today’s @nytimes.com . I discuss how clinical neglect of medication-related harms has made RFK Jr’s stance on antidepressants appealing to so many and moving the public conversation in a productive direction requires us to remedy this neglect. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/03/o...

AI psychotherapists on the move. Apparently one of the first real trials home.dartmouth.edu/news/2025/03...

Ideas to stay in balance now the great american shitshow has arrived in Europe: Drop social media supporting Tr•mp. Block words like Tr•mp, M•sk and V•nce. Read a serious newspaper in print. Boycot products supporting Tr•mp. Support something. Enjoy life.

Dansk Psykoterapeutforening har fået ny formand i weekenden, 47-årige Christina Lehtinen. Hun afløser Pia Clementsen, der går på pension efter 6 år på posten. Øget anerkendelse af de privatuddannede psykoterapeuter er et af målene for den nye formand. psykoterapeutforeningen.dk/artikler/chr...

Mere psykoterapi, mindre medicin for psykiske lidelser. Kronik af Allan Holmgren. Værd at læse. politiken.dk/debat/kronik...

Arbejdsfatigue er en global tendens, siger den indflydelsesrige teoretiker Hartmut Rosa.

Et flertal i befolkningen ønsker offentligt tilskud til psykoterapeuter - og klienterne oplever god kvalitet hos psykoterapeuterne. #sundpol psykoterapeutforeningen.dk/artikler/bef...

Great interview connecting psychotherapy and social justice.

Arne Astrups forfriskende ærlighed om dårlige ernæringsråd baseret på smal evidens er en påmindelse om, at forskning, praksiserfaringer og sund fornuft skal følges af - også i jagten på den bedste behandling af problemer med mental sundhed. politiken.dk/danmark/sund...

A majority of US voters wants the schoolyard bully/mad techbro society. Strange. If you need a break: nyidanmark.dk/en-GB/You-wa...

First time blinded by the sun om my commute to work this winter.

Every living being have a multidimensional sense of self. This sense is difficult to get hold of, just like the actual healing components in psychotherapy. A way to point to it could - perhaps - be jazz for cows. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dZ-...

Når man bruger familieterapeuter til at hjælpe udsatte nybagte forældre ender det med færre tvangsfjernede børn. Ikke overraskende. Meget glædeligt. www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...

Will AI replace therapists? Newsweek asked experts, including me, about their opinion. Spoiler alert: no, it will not, but it will change mental health care. www.newsweek.com/will-ai-repl...

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Lidt overrasket over, at Frederiks nytårstale momentvis svingede som gonzo-rap tilsat Dan Turell. Gode budskaber om frivillighed, fællesskab, mistrivsel, Ukraine og (i realiteten) Gaza. Resten var vel så lige dele kliché, tradition og lidt småkedelig familiekrønike. Jeg husker musikaliteten.

Hør vores nye podcast-serie “En samtale til forskel” i juleferien. I serien fortæller Camilla, Tenna og Jens, Christian og Mia Maja i selskab med deres respektive psykoterapeuter, hvordan de overkom alvorlige personlige problemer. Lyt til hverdagens helte. psykoterapeutforeningen.dk/artikler/ny-...

Sunset at 3:37 PM in Copenhagen today. Dark, rainy and headwind on the bike path. Two weeks of holiday coming up Friday, shining bright in the horizon.

Great article about how to create inclusive lasting positive change. Also I am a fan of @hahrie.bsky.social actbuildchange.com/ideas/buildi...

Launched a new HiTOP YouTube channel to host some videos my RA Tash Turner-Cohen and I are working on. We've just posted the first one, which gives a brief overview of some of the limitations of the DSM: youtu.be/4Kwu_1oMD9U

Check the effect of psychotherapy on various mental health problems. Also for non-experts. Large database. On average less than half get better. Not bad, but not too good either. www.metapsy.org

I tried to read the whole book, but failed so far. Now I put my faith on this series going through Handbook of psychotherapy and behaviour change. 16 hours in total. (Introduction ends at 5.35 in part one) youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Aerial lift and tree guys putting up christmas tree in Copenhagen town hall square this morning.

Mere tidlig indsats og mindre medicin. Debatindlæg af min formand, Pia Clementsen, i Sundhedsmonitor sundhedsmonitor.dk/debat/art101...

Sundhedsreform lover behandlingsgaranti hos praktiserende speciallæger. Ikke-akut ventetid hos psykiatere i dag 114 uger. Ansæt flere af vores medlemmer til selve psykoterapien, foreslår vi. Så slipper patienterne også for, som i dag, at betale selv. www.sundhed.dk/borger/guide...

New Family GWAS study seems to show even less direct genetic cause of mental illness than previous GWAS research. More in the environment then. www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...

Copenhagen containerized construction site bike lane

My favorite piece of science at the moment www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Sunset seen from Amager beach in Copenhagen today. Only tiny waves and birds moving the tranquillity after dark at the beach.

Who has got the idea, the dataset and the money to do a project about psychotherapy/mental health on Denmarks new AI supercomputer? See the FAQ here: dcai.dk/about

All (serious) psychotherapies are equal. Source: Pim Cuijpers and Bruce Wampold. www.mindstewpodcast.com/e024/

What is the best starting point in discussions about mental health? The complexity, perhaps. espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:d0fd...