"Removing alcohol advertising from The Psychologist would not take away the audience's right to drink. It would just remove a prompt, and an implicit validation from the BPS, for them do so. It would be the ethical thing to do." Dr Alex Barker British Psychological Society bps.org.uk/psychologist/s…

IMHO Nicely argued, by Alex. It reminded me of chatting with a psychologist who said something like: for every five patients, for one alcohol will be the main problem and for another alcohol will be making the main problem worse. Such a big issue, yet few are happy tackling it

And, on Alex's point more directly, psychologists are no less troubled by psychological issues than anyone else, not least because of the pressure of their work. Alcohol is likely to make such discomforts worse for them, just as does for their patients, even if it is nice wine.

I hope they turn the cricket ground into a rave venue and/or airhorn testing facility.

A summer seaside cycle 🚴🏼😎☀️👍

Friday picnic spot 🚴🏼☀️😎👍

2024 Paris Olympics Air Traffic Map During the Opening Ceremony.

Our review "Therapeutic potential of psychedelic drugs: navigating high hopes, strong claims, weak evidence, and big money" is up at Annual Review of Psychology. Abstract below. annualreviews.org/content/journa…

We recently submitted comments to the NIH regarding research priorities for the #HEALInitiative to better address the #opioidcrisis, overdose, & pain management. scienceadvancement.org/wp-content/upl…

The Addiction Mission aims to improve the addiction research environment and incentivise new treatments, technologies, and approaches. Help shape the project by proposing some questions that you would like addiction research to answer.

Anyone with experience of alcohol dependence (or other addictions) could help shape future research by completing this survey. Research that would help people with dependence, and their families, in the future.

Bruh 😂

!!NEW PAPER ALERT!! Ever wondered if #fMRI-neurofeedback can be used to change the #brain in #addiction? Our recent pre-print finds that it can, but more work is needed! Find the first SLR in the field here: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

First and probably only time in a box at a stadium! Looking forward to some athletics this morning

A short article by ⁦Professor ⁦Jonathan Portes⁩ which is the most level-headed and practical thing I’ve ever read about the UK and immigration. Do have a read, it’s a massive breath of fresh air. Let’s hope the new Home Office team have read it. theguardian.com/books/article/…

nytimes.com/2024/09/03/hea… via ⁦The New York Times⁩ Nice to have the chance to discuss limitations of the brain disease model of addiction (& my own lived experience) & to have writing with the amazing ⁦Samuel F. Acuff, PhD⁩ ⁦Justin Strickland⁩ & ⁦Matt Field⁩ highlighted!

Folks interested in a tenure-track assistant professor position in our clinical psychology doctoral program please apply by Sept 26th! U of Memphis is an R1 institution w/strong research support. As chair of the search committee, I'm happy to chat if you'd like more information.

💼Vacature alert! 💼Junior Onderzoeker Experience Sampling (0,6 fte) Hoe kunnen we psychologische behandeling verbeteren voor jongvolwassenen die kampen met druggebruik, antisociaal gedrag, en een scala aan andere problemen?👇academictransfer.com/en/344959/juni…