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“The impact of an unsanctioned compassion club on non-fatal overdose” by Jeremy Kalicum et al (2024) via International Journal of Drug Policy…are there any compassion clubs operating in your region? These clubs save lives! Link: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

It's over four years since I wrote this blog post, and I still see the same thing happening, time after time. In psychology everything mediates everything steamtraen.blogspot.com/2020/04/in-psy…

Experts say everyone from police, to firefighters, bar workers and even parking inspectors, needs to start carrying the treatment and know how to use it. ab.co/3WGKk8w

Psychiatric Diagnosis: A Clinical Guide to Navigating Diagnostic Pluralism New publication by me, Konrad Banicki, Mark L. Ruffalo, & Allen Frances! Focus is on helping clinicians navigate the current plurality of diagnostic frameworks (pdf 🔗in posts 👇) journals.lww.com/jonmd/abstract…

Teaching stats and R using our textbook for complete beginners, Data Analysis for Social Science (bit.ly/dss_book)? #rstats Here are some instructor RESOURCES for you:

Must read for all clinicians: "Psychopharmacology Reconsidered: Concise Guide Exploring Limits of DiagnosistTreatment" Best book ever on psych meds: 1)How meds work 2)Golden tips when/how to use safely 3)Why no new meds? 4)Hype of past 5)Hope for future? a.co/d/2UJ74aq

This suite of resources from AIPEP aims to support psychologists & psychology supervisors in being culturally safe & responsive when working with Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people. It consists of a Manual, Guide and Reflective journal: 🔗 bit.ly/4cB6Vbp

“Guiding principles for breaking down drug-related stigma in academic writing” by Ramez Bathish et al (2024) via International Journal of Drug Policy…great resource for drug related academic stigma in our journal! What are some resources you use for stigma? Link: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

This will be a great tool for teaching stats!

I just backed Publish or Perish: A Humorous Party Game about Academia by Max Hui Bai Ph.D. (despite the use of comic sans) on Kickstarter kickstarter.com/projects/maxhu…

The happiest countries in the world tend to have the most heavy metal bands. stevestewartwilliams.com/p/political-bi…

Anybody have any tips to get #endnote to import nicely into #sapphire for #NHMRC? I feel like I need to get a second degree just to deal with referencing. ORCID fails, all of the other options fail.

PsychTERMS, a great, free, online conference dedicated to the teaching of statistics and research methods, is open for registration. Jordan Wagge and Susan Nolan are giving keynotes. psychterms.com

One more good reason to pay a visit to Mastodon -- Boris Barbour, one of the key people behind PubPeer, comments on my recent investigation of misconduct by a leading official of NIH mastodon.social/@BorisBarbour/…

Need a power/sample size calculation for a study or upcoming grant? Led by Emil Hodzic-Santor, we built a simple, free, and pain-free (!) shiny app. feedback welcome plz share with interested parties. check it out: powercalc.ca 🦾🤓 Michelle Sholzberg Kieran Campbell Lianne Jeffs

So you want to do ESM? ✨then take a look at our hot-off-the-press AMPPS paper on “Ten Essential Topics for Implementing the Experience Sampling Method": doi.org/10.1177/251524… ✨I'm really proud of the result & hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed working on it! 1/6

“What’s the best way to console someone who’s had a bad day? A fascinating new paper by Holly Howe and colleagues suggests that giving a small gift - flowers or a chocolate bar, for instance - is more effective than a sympathetic ear.” stevestewartwilliams.com/p/life-hack-a-…

Best drug conference presenter quote for the day "in terms of conflicts, I have none other than having lived experience of drug use, but then again sexologists have sex, nutritionists also eat, so this should be no big deal".

#LxAddictions24 - there's always so much to learn from each other, even at a really simple level - in Aus we ask clients of drug checking services 'were the results unexpected' (I.e. a different drug) - Canada asks 'are you happy with the results of the test' - much more useful!

A new Anglicare report - Stretched Too Far - reveals the cost-of-living crisis has pushed many low-income Tasmanian families into deeper disadvantage. It also shows a growing number of Tasmanian families seeking help because of mortgage stress. tasmaniantimes.com/2024/10/cost-o… #politas