Thordur Örn Arnarson
@thordur.bsky.social
Director of the Student Psychology Clinic at University of Iceland. Phd student in psychology studying hoarding.
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From Paul Krugman
“Whoever did this, there’s just no rational way you can blame this on “the left.”
Also, whatever motivated this murder, it’s simply a fact that over the past decade right-wing extremists have killed many more people than left-wing extremists:”
open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
“Whoever did this, there’s just no rational way you can blame this on “the left.”
Also, whatever motivated this murder, it’s simply a fact that over the past decade right-wing extremists have killed many more people than left-wing extremists:”
open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
Waving the Bloody Shirt
We don’t know who killed Charlie Kirk. We do know who’s trying to exploit his death.
open.substack.com
September 12, 2025 at 11:31 AM
From Paul Krugman
“Whoever did this, there’s just no rational way you can blame this on “the left.”
Also, whatever motivated this murder, it’s simply a fact that over the past decade right-wing extremists have killed many more people than left-wing extremists:”
open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
“Whoever did this, there’s just no rational way you can blame this on “the left.”
Also, whatever motivated this murder, it’s simply a fact that over the past decade right-wing extremists have killed many more people than left-wing extremists:”
open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
Presenting my poster on stigma and hoarding in #eabct2025
September 4, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Presenting my poster on stigma and hoarding in #eabct2025
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I’m in the Guardian today, arguing that we should stop them all-class mental health lessons in schools
I've thought very carefully about ‘going public’ with this, because it's a sensitive argument to make, especially in the face of so many young people struggling.
(cont 🧵)
tinyurl.com/vun92cz7
I've thought very carefully about ‘going public’ with this, because it's a sensitive argument to make, especially in the face of so many young people struggling.
(cont 🧵)
tinyurl.com/vun92cz7
Mental-health lessons in schools sound like a great idea. The trouble is, they don’t work | Lucy Foulkes
All-class therapy sessions don’t help, and may even make matters worse. The evidence shows we need different solutions, says Dr Lucy Foulkes, an academic psychologist at Oxford University
www.theguardian.com
May 21, 2025 at 8:13 AM
I’m in the Guardian today, arguing that we should stop them all-class mental health lessons in schools
I've thought very carefully about ‘going public’ with this, because it's a sensitive argument to make, especially in the face of so many young people struggling.
(cont 🧵)
tinyurl.com/vun92cz7
I've thought very carefully about ‘going public’ with this, because it's a sensitive argument to make, especially in the face of so many young people struggling.
(cont 🧵)
tinyurl.com/vun92cz7
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This is a *key* new paper in the world of school mental health interventions
A very large trial (N=6388) testing a universal CBT-based app for adolescent depression (13-14y)
No effects found (on depression, anxiety, distress or insomnia)
(🧵)
mentalhealth.bmj.com/content/28/1...
A very large trial (N=6388) testing a universal CBT-based app for adolescent depression (13-14y)
No effects found (on depression, anxiety, distress or insomnia)
(🧵)
mentalhealth.bmj.com/content/28/1...
April 25, 2025 at 8:30 AM
This is a *key* new paper in the world of school mental health interventions
A very large trial (N=6388) testing a universal CBT-based app for adolescent depression (13-14y)
No effects found (on depression, anxiety, distress or insomnia)
(🧵)
mentalhealth.bmj.com/content/28/1...
A very large trial (N=6388) testing a universal CBT-based app for adolescent depression (13-14y)
No effects found (on depression, anxiety, distress or insomnia)
(🧵)
mentalhealth.bmj.com/content/28/1...
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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...
CBT across neurotypes: from theory to practice
Guest Editors: Ailsa Russell, Kate Cooper, Emma Crouch
Please share widely!
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
April 24, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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...
CBT across neurotypes: from theory to practice
Guest Editors: Ailsa Russell, Kate Cooper, Emma Crouch
Please share widely!
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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I am looking for a PhD candidate (3-years) and a Postdoc (2-years) studying serial effects in visual perception. Positions are funded by the Icelandic Research Fund. Join us at the Icelandic Vision Lab @icevislab.bsky.social. If you are interested, reach out to me!
#VisionScience #CognitiveScience
#VisionScience #CognitiveScience
Two grants to IVL 🥳 "Serial effects in visual perception" to PI @shansmann-roth.bsky.social + "Haptic harmony" to postdoc Ivan Makarov in collab with Unnthorsson, Kristjánsson, Jónasson & Uenala. Sabrina is looking for candidates for a three-year Ph.D. and a two-year postdoc position: sabrina@hi.is
February 11, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I am looking for a PhD candidate (3-years) and a Postdoc (2-years) studying serial effects in visual perception. Positions are funded by the Icelandic Research Fund. Join us at the Icelandic Vision Lab @icevislab.bsky.social. If you are interested, reach out to me!
#VisionScience #CognitiveScience
#VisionScience #CognitiveScience
November 23, 2024 at 8:45 AM
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With elections on Nov 30, the Institute of International Affairs at the Uni. of Iceland hosted party reps for a discussion on foreign policy, defence and security. Icelandic defense depends on its NATO membership and a bilateral defense agreement w the US. US political turbulence was a key topic 1/2
November 15, 2024 at 10:40 PM
With elections on Nov 30, the Institute of International Affairs at the Uni. of Iceland hosted party reps for a discussion on foreign policy, defence and security. Icelandic defense depends on its NATO membership and a bilateral defense agreement w the US. US political turbulence was a key topic 1/2
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New paper on experiences of psychedelic therapist sexual misconduct & adverse events in 1221 natural users.
During the psychedelic experience:
-74.3% report feeling frightened
-58.6% sadness
-54.3% feeling body shake/tremble
-51.6% loneliness
-10% adverse physical reactions
Sexual misconduct:
New paper on experiences of psychedelic therapist sexual misconduct & adverse events in 1221 natural users.
During the psychedelic experience:
-74.3% report feeling frightened
-58.6% sadness
-54.3% feeling body shake/tremble
-51.6% loneliness
-10% adverse physical reactions
Sexual misconduct:
October 25, 2024 at 10:55 AM
😬
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After 5 yrs in planning, our Lancet Commission on self-harm now published.
Self-harm affects millions of people globally, yet sadly it remains stigmatised & neglected. For too long, people who self-harm have not received the compassionate and tailored support that they deserve.
hubs.li/Q02Sjh-80
Self-harm affects millions of people globally, yet sadly it remains stigmatised & neglected. For too long, people who self-harm have not received the compassionate and tailored support that they deserve.
hubs.li/Q02Sjh-80
October 10, 2024 at 9:31 PM
After 5 yrs in planning, our Lancet Commission on self-harm now published.
Self-harm affects millions of people globally, yet sadly it remains stigmatised & neglected. For too long, people who self-harm have not received the compassionate and tailored support that they deserve.
hubs.li/Q02Sjh-80
Self-harm affects millions of people globally, yet sadly it remains stigmatised & neglected. For too long, people who self-harm have not received the compassionate and tailored support that they deserve.
hubs.li/Q02Sjh-80
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New Jama Psychiatry paper finds if your classmates have a mental disorder, you're more likely to get one later in life.
They conclude that mental disorders are *socially contagious*.
I think it's much more plausible that authors didn't control for all relevant confounders.
New Jama Psychiatry paper finds if your classmates have a mental disorder, you're more likely to get one later in life.
They conclude that mental disorders are *socially contagious*.
I think it's much more plausible that authors didn't control for all relevant confounders.
Transmission of Mental Disorders in Adolescent Peer Networks
This cohort study examines the transmission of mental disorders among adolescents observed in follow-up after school exposure to 1 or more classmates
jamanetwork.com
September 19, 2024 at 8:57 AM
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New Jama Psychiatry paper finds if your classmates have a mental disorder, you're more likely to get one later in life.
They conclude that mental disorders are *socially contagious*.
I think it's much more plausible that authors didn't control for all relevant confounders.
New Jama Psychiatry paper finds if your classmates have a mental disorder, you're more likely to get one later in life.
They conclude that mental disorders are *socially contagious*.
I think it's much more plausible that authors didn't control for all relevant confounders.
Ég var í viðtali hjá Þóru Tómasdóttur í dag að ræða söfnunarröskun. Ég er ennþá að leita að þátttakendum og þið megið endilega hjálpa mér og dreifa þessu sem víðast.
www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila...
www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila...
Þetta helst - Hamlandi söfnunarröskun er algengari en þig grunar | RÚV Útvarp
Daglegur fréttaskýringaþáttur þar sem stór og lítil fréttamál eru matreidd á einfaldan hátt.
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September 11, 2024 at 9:51 PM
Ég var í viðtali hjá Þóru Tómasdóttur í dag að ræða söfnunarröskun. Ég er ennþá að leita að þátttakendum og þið megið endilega hjálpa mér og dreifa þessu sem víðast.
www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila...
www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila...
Ég var plataður í síðdegisútvarpið að tala um köngulóarfælni og meðferð við því. Þetta er partur af kennslunni fyrir klíníska sálfræðinga hjá Sálfræðideild HÍ. Hefst á 49:05.
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Síðdegisútvarpið - Veiðigjald, Kóngulóafóbía, og áhrif saumavélarinn á íslenskt samfélag | RÚV Útvarp
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September 10, 2024 at 8:33 AM
Ég var plataður í síðdegisútvarpið að tala um köngulóarfælni og meðferð við því. Þetta er partur af kennslunni fyrir klíníska sálfræðinga hjá Sálfræðideild HÍ. Hefst á 49:05.
www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila...
www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila...
Við erum að leita að einstaklingum með söfnunarvanda sem eru til í að taka þátt í rannsókn. Ég er þakklátur öllum sem deila þessu svo þetta nái til sem flestra.
May 28, 2024 at 9:03 AM
Við erum að leita að einstaklingum með söfnunarvanda sem eru til í að taka þátt í rannsókn. Ég er þakklátur öllum sem deila þessu svo þetta nái til sem flestra.
“We also found that aggregate increases in privatisation frequently corresponded with worse health outcomes for patients.”
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
The effect of health-care privatisation on the quality of care
Over the past 40 years, many health-care systems that were once publicly owned or
financed have moved towards privatising their services, primarily through outsourcing
to the private sector. But what ...
www.thelancet.com
May 17, 2024 at 9:56 AM
“We also found that aggregate increases in privatisation frequently corresponded with worse health outcomes for patients.”
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Will donate €200 to charity of your choice if we can identify the study where the brain image comes from. Journalists have used the PET scan image from some stock footage for decades, creating and perpetuating false / harmful impressions.
Fixing this starts w finding source.
Fixing this starts w finding source.
Neuroskyence folks can you help @eikofried.bsky.social track down this PET image? #neuroimaging #neuroscience
Tried to find in where this PET scan image of BBCs 'article' (cough product placement) comes from. Exact google image search shows maaany hits. Anyone know the original by any chance? Would love to read that study ..
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lens.google.com/search?ep=gi...
March 27, 2024 at 7:34 AM
Will donate €200 to charity of your choice if we can identify the study where the brain image comes from. Journalists have used the PET scan image from some stock footage for decades, creating and perpetuating false / harmful impressions.
Fixing this starts w finding source.
Fixing this starts w finding source.
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New preprint w/ the WARN-D team (incl. @eikofried.bsky.social @rayyantutunji.bsky.social, @aljoscharimpler.bsky.social & others): We explain our exploration of EMA items in data of ~600 individuals. We investigate distributions/changes over time/context/interindividual differences & more
January 26, 2024 at 10:22 AM
New preprint w/ the WARN-D team (incl. @eikofried.bsky.social @rayyantutunji.bsky.social, @aljoscharimpler.bsky.social & others): We explain our exploration of EMA items in data of ~600 individuals. We investigate distributions/changes over time/context/interindividual differences & more
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New systematic review & meta-analysis of ketamine for PTSD finds only consistent significant effect at 24 hrs post infusion. Effect significantly better than passive control but not active control conditions. Raises questions about why this is considered promising
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
January 18, 2024 at 10:43 AM
New systematic review & meta-analysis of ketamine for PTSD finds only consistent significant effect at 24 hrs post infusion. Effect significantly better than passive control but not active control conditions. Raises questions about why this is considered promising
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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One out of every 200 people in Gaza have been killed by the Israeli army — and the bombing still hasn’t stopped.
Let that sink in for a moment, then remember how Israeli authorities are trying to make Western publics believe they aren’t targeting civilians. This is a massacre.
Let that sink in for a moment, then remember how Israeli authorities are trying to make Western publics believe they aren’t targeting civilians. This is a massacre.
November 15, 2023 at 4:49 PM
One out of every 200 people in Gaza have been killed by the Israeli army — and the bombing still hasn’t stopped.
Let that sink in for a moment, then remember how Israeli authorities are trying to make Western publics believe they aren’t targeting civilians. This is a massacre.
Let that sink in for a moment, then remember how Israeli authorities are trying to make Western publics believe they aren’t targeting civilians. This is a massacre.
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The UN has verified more than 250 attacks on health care facilities in Gaza and the West Bank, including hospitals, clinics, ambulances and patients, with five hospitals hit in the last week alone, according to the director general of the UN's WHO.
The W.H.O. chief says more than 250 attacks on Gaza and West Bank health care facilities have been v...
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2023 at 7:45 PM
The UN has verified more than 250 attacks on health care facilities in Gaza and the West Bank, including hospitals, clinics, ambulances and patients, with five hospitals hit in the last week alone, according to the director general of the UN's WHO.