Isaac Ahuvia
@isaacahuvia.bsky.social
Clinical psych PhD candidate @stonybrooku posting research and 🦜🦅🦆
This paper is now published in The Behavior Therapist! You can read it for free here:
mydigitalpublication.com/article/How+...
mydigitalpublication.com/article/How+...
October 31, 2025 at 8:47 PM
This paper is now published in The Behavior Therapist! You can read it for free here:
mydigitalpublication.com/article/How+...
mydigitalpublication.com/article/How+...
Clay-Colored Sparrow seen at Parker River National Wildlife Refuge (Newbury, MA) #birds #birding #birdphotography #birdsseenin2025
September 15, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Clay-Colored Sparrow seen at Parker River National Wildlife Refuge (Newbury, MA) #birds #birding #birdphotography #birdsseenin2025
Forthcoming in CPS (@psychscience.bsky.social): Are mental illness identities helpful? Harmful? Can thinking you have a mental illness become a “self-fulfilling prophecy”... and how would this happen?
doi.org/10.1177/2167...
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doi.org/10.1177/2167...
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The Mental Illness Self-Labeling Model: A Conceptual Model for Studying the Effects of Mental-Illness Self-Labeling on Clinical Outcomes - Isaac L. Ahuvia, Bruce G. Link, 2025
Self-labeling with a mental illness, for example, deciding that one “has depression,” has the potential to affect clinical outcomes through multiple cognitive a...
doi.org
September 6, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Forthcoming in CPS (@psychscience.bsky.social): Are mental illness identities helpful? Harmful? Can thinking you have a mental illness become a “self-fulfilling prophecy”... and how would this happen?
doi.org/10.1177/2167...
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doi.org/10.1177/2167...
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Reposted by Isaac Ahuvia
Clinicians across medicine are familiar with an odd feature of descriptive diagnoses: they can bring patients real relief & provide an explanation, even without offering causes. In a new paper, @alanlevinovitz.bsky.social and I call this the Rumpelstiltskin effect.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
The Rumpelstiltskin effect: therapeutic repercussions of clinical diagnosis | BJPsych Bulletin | Cambridge Core
The Rumpelstiltskin effect: therapeutic repercussions of clinical diagnosis
www.cambridge.org
August 22, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Clinicians across medicine are familiar with an odd feature of descriptive diagnoses: they can bring patients real relief & provide an explanation, even without offering causes. In a new paper, @alanlevinovitz.bsky.social and I call this the Rumpelstiltskin effect.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
I had a blast speaking with the Centre for Studies on Human Stress about the the benefits - and risks - of everybody talking so much about mental health. You can read the entire (fascinating!) issue here:
tinyurl.com/2v3dvnbu
tinyurl.com/2v3dvnbu
humanstress.ca
September 5, 2025 at 12:59 AM
I had a blast speaking with the Centre for Studies on Human Stress about the the benefits - and risks - of everybody talking so much about mental health. You can read the entire (fascinating!) issue here:
tinyurl.com/2v3dvnbu
tinyurl.com/2v3dvnbu
Mama wood duck leading her eight chicks through a pond at Olmstead Park (Boston, MA)
#birds #birding #birdphotography #naturephotography #birdsseenin2025
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#birds #birding #birdphotography #naturephotography #birdsseenin2025
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July 16, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Mama wood duck leading her eight chicks through a pond at Olmstead Park (Boston, MA)
#birds #birding #birdphotography #naturephotography #birdsseenin2025
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#birds #birding #birdphotography #naturephotography #birdsseenin2025
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American Oystercatcher family at Nickerson Beach #birds #birding #birdphotography #naturephotography #birdsseenin2025
June 12, 2025 at 2:58 PM
American Oystercatcher family at Nickerson Beach #birds #birding #birdphotography #naturephotography #birdsseenin2025
This article is now published in Clinical Psychological Science! Here's the link: doi.org/10.1177/2167...
June 4, 2025 at 2:49 PM
This article is now published in Clinical Psychological Science! Here's the link: doi.org/10.1177/2167...
Springtime warblers (and two of my favorites) at the Forest Park water hole: Magnolia and Chestnut-Sided
#birds #birding #birdphotography #naturephotography
#birds #birding #birdphotography #naturephotography
May 27, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Springtime warblers (and two of my favorites) at the Forest Park water hole: Magnolia and Chestnut-Sided
#birds #birding #birdphotography #naturephotography
#birds #birding #birdphotography #naturephotography
On a gloomy day in Central Park, I leaned into the low light for this shot of a Great Egret
#birds #birding #birdphotography #naturephotography #birdsseenin2024
#birds #birding #birdphotography #naturephotography #birdsseenin2024
May 27, 2025 at 2:41 AM
On a gloomy day in Central Park, I leaned into the low light for this shot of a Great Egret
#birds #birding #birdphotography #naturephotography #birdsseenin2024
#birds #birding #birdphotography #naturephotography #birdsseenin2024
Now published in the Journal of Affective Disorders! Free link: authors.elsevier.com/c/1l8RG_3m9t...
May 22, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Now published in the Journal of Affective Disorders! Free link: authors.elsevier.com/c/1l8RG_3m9t...
📢New preprint!
Depression affects adults of all ages and races. But not everybody seeks care - or receives it - at the same rates.
Read our new analysis, in press @ JAD: osf.io/preprints/os...
Led by @kellykwong.bsky.social (applying to grad programs soon!) w/ myself + @jschleiderphd.bsky.social
Depression affects adults of all ages and races. But not everybody seeks care - or receives it - at the same rates.
Read our new analysis, in press @ JAD: osf.io/preprints/os...
Led by @kellykwong.bsky.social (applying to grad programs soon!) w/ myself + @jschleiderphd.bsky.social
May 20, 2025 at 4:27 PM
📢New preprint!
Depression affects adults of all ages and races. But not everybody seeks care - or receives it - at the same rates.
Read our new analysis, in press @ JAD: osf.io/preprints/os...
Led by @kellykwong.bsky.social (applying to grad programs soon!) w/ myself + @jschleiderphd.bsky.social
Depression affects adults of all ages and races. But not everybody seeks care - or receives it - at the same rates.
Read our new analysis, in press @ JAD: osf.io/preprints/os...
Led by @kellykwong.bsky.social (applying to grad programs soon!) w/ myself + @jschleiderphd.bsky.social
📢New preprint!
Relative to autistic adults w/ a dx, adults who self-identify experience worse well-being and higher rates of unmet need. While most self-identifying adults want a dx, barriers to services go far beyond diagnostic gatekeeping.
Read on: osf.io/preprints/ps...
Relative to autistic adults w/ a dx, adults who self-identify experience worse well-being and higher rates of unmet need. While most self-identifying adults want a dx, barriers to services go far beyond diagnostic gatekeeping.
Read on: osf.io/preprints/ps...
May 19, 2025 at 4:55 PM
📢New preprint!
Relative to autistic adults w/ a dx, adults who self-identify experience worse well-being and higher rates of unmet need. While most self-identifying adults want a dx, barriers to services go far beyond diagnostic gatekeeping.
Read on: osf.io/preprints/ps...
Relative to autistic adults w/ a dx, adults who self-identify experience worse well-being and higher rates of unmet need. While most self-identifying adults want a dx, barriers to services go far beyond diagnostic gatekeeping.
Read on: osf.io/preprints/ps...
Springtime at the Forest Park waterhole! Ovenbird + Black and White Warbler
#birds #birding #birdphotography #naturephotography #birdsseenin2025
#birds #birding #birdphotography #naturephotography #birdsseenin2025
April 30, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Springtime at the Forest Park waterhole! Ovenbird + Black and White Warbler
#birds #birding #birdphotography #naturephotography #birdsseenin2025
#birds #birding #birdphotography #naturephotography #birdsseenin2025
Maybe she's born with it...
Greater roadrunner in Las Vegas, NV #birds #birding #birdphotography #naturephotography #birdsseenin2025
Greater roadrunner in Las Vegas, NV #birds #birding #birdphotography #naturephotography #birdsseenin2025
April 4, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Maybe she's born with it...
Greater roadrunner in Las Vegas, NV #birds #birding #birdphotography #naturephotography #birdsseenin2025
Greater roadrunner in Las Vegas, NV #birds #birding #birdphotography #naturephotography #birdsseenin2025
📣 New preprint!
Can identifying with mental illness labels impact our mental health? So far, empirical research has lagged behind public interest. We propose a conceptual and methodological toolkit to help.
Free preprint: psyarxiv.com/nye7s
(Publication coming soon...)
Can identifying with mental illness labels impact our mental health? So far, empirical research has lagged behind public interest. We propose a conceptual and methodological toolkit to help.
Free preprint: psyarxiv.com/nye7s
(Publication coming soon...)
The Mental Illness Self-Labeling Model: A Conceptual Model for Studying the Effects of Mental Illness Self-Labeling on Clinical Outcomes
Self-labeling with a mental illness, for example deciding that one “has depression,” has the potential to impact clinical outcomes through multiple cognitive and behavioral pathways. Despite such...
psyarxiv.com
March 28, 2025 at 3:25 PM
📣 New preprint!
Can identifying with mental illness labels impact our mental health? So far, empirical research has lagged behind public interest. We propose a conceptual and methodological toolkit to help.
Free preprint: psyarxiv.com/nye7s
(Publication coming soon...)
Can identifying with mental illness labels impact our mental health? So far, empirical research has lagged behind public interest. We propose a conceptual and methodological toolkit to help.
Free preprint: psyarxiv.com/nye7s
(Publication coming soon...)
March 25, 2025 at 8:06 PM
📢New preprint!
Relationship dynamics can exacerbate - or alleviate - symptoms in relationship OCD. We explain how, and give recommendations for assessment and treatment
With Clare Beatty, Joanne Davila, and Dina Vivian
Read it for free: psyarxiv.com/he6rx
Relationship dynamics can exacerbate - or alleviate - symptoms in relationship OCD. We explain how, and give recommendations for assessment and treatment
With Clare Beatty, Joanne Davila, and Dina Vivian
Read it for free: psyarxiv.com/he6rx
March 17, 2025 at 4:31 PM
📢New preprint!
Relationship dynamics can exacerbate - or alleviate - symptoms in relationship OCD. We explain how, and give recommendations for assessment and treatment
With Clare Beatty, Joanne Davila, and Dina Vivian
Read it for free: psyarxiv.com/he6rx
Relationship dynamics can exacerbate - or alleviate - symptoms in relationship OCD. We explain how, and give recommendations for assessment and treatment
With Clare Beatty, Joanne Davila, and Dina Vivian
Read it for free: psyarxiv.com/he6rx
📢Anxiety identity centrality is associated with avoidant coping in anx adults - now out in the Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology!
w/ @jeremyeberle.bsky.social @jschleiderphd.bsky.social @bethanyteachman.bsky.social
Read it here: doi.org/10.1521/jscp...
Free preprint: psyarxiv.com/5wgnc
w/ @jeremyeberle.bsky.social @jschleiderphd.bsky.social @bethanyteachman.bsky.social
Read it here: doi.org/10.1521/jscp...
Free preprint: psyarxiv.com/5wgnc
February 20, 2025 at 2:22 PM
📢Anxiety identity centrality is associated with avoidant coping in anx adults - now out in the Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology!
w/ @jeremyeberle.bsky.social @jschleiderphd.bsky.social @bethanyteachman.bsky.social
Read it here: doi.org/10.1521/jscp...
Free preprint: psyarxiv.com/5wgnc
w/ @jeremyeberle.bsky.social @jschleiderphd.bsky.social @bethanyteachman.bsky.social
Read it here: doi.org/10.1521/jscp...
Free preprint: psyarxiv.com/5wgnc
Rock Pigeon at Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs. Pigeons (and other birds) nest in cavities in the rock formations #birds #birding #birdphotography #naturephotography
February 11, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Rock Pigeon at Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs. Pigeons (and other birds) nest in cavities in the rock formations #birds #birding #birdphotography #naturephotography
American Oystercatcher with chicks (Nickerson Beach, NY)
January 17, 2025 at 3:19 PM
American Oystercatcher with chicks (Nickerson Beach, NY)