Dr Susannah Pick

Call for abstracts for the Placebo, Hypnosis & Functional Disorders conference in Nancy (France), October 14–16, 2026 🚨 Beautiful location and fascinating talks/discussions about key scientific questions at the mind-body-society interface 💭🧠 Abstract deadline 27/04/26 www.phfd-conf.org/en/

Our new article highlights the presence and possible impact of cognitive symptoms in people with functional seizures or motor symptoms, also showing specific performance difficulties in attention and set-shifting in these #FND subgroups. Grateful to the team and participants🙏 doi.org/10.1017/S003...

Very pleased to see this study published today - excellent qualitative work capturing lived experiences of atypical depression led by former @kingsioppn.bsky.social MSc Affective Disorders student Ruxandra Iona Toma doi.org/10.1192/bjo....

Affective science has lost an extraordinary member of our community: Dr. Paul Ekman, who passed peacefully at home at the age of 91 on Monday. Dr. Ekman's pioneering cross-cultural research on the interpretation of facial expressions in emotional terms...(1)

Childhood adversity, low positive affect and psychopathology: a meta-analytic structural equation modeling study - Nature Mental Health In this meta-analytic structural equation modeling study, Stoia et al. examined whether positive affect mediates the relationship between childhood adversity and psychopathology.

Childhood adversity, low positive affect and psychopathology: a meta-analytic structural equation modeling study www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Interoceptive Abilities in Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder, marked by inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. Its symptoms …

Pleased to have been involved with this study on interoceptive dimensions in adults diagnosed with ADHD: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

New paper on heterogeneity among highly suggestible individuals in Int Rev Neurobiol. They're assumed to be a uniform group but the evidence goes against this assumption. I describe the central methodological issues, different models of heterogeneity, lines of evidence and implications t.ly/LbX3t

📣Our October issue is live!

Cover: The cost of eye movements 👀

Also in this issue:
⚠️Social threat & adolescent mental health
🧠How insights from PTSD can inform treatment of functional neurological disorder
⚖️A functional approach to the psychology of inequality

Read more: go.nature.com/47fVLZV

Funding, Eligibility & How to Apply — PhD Programme in Mental Health Research for Health Professionals

Applications are also open for the @kingsioppn.bsky.social and @wellcometrust.bsky.social PhD programme in mental health research for healthcare professionals. I'm in the supervisor pool and welcome enquiries about projects kclmentalhealthphd.co.uk/apply

Applications opening on 8th October for our @kingsioppn.bsky.social MRC DTP PhD studentships for 2026 entry - lots of great projects being offered including one from me and @devinterhune.bsky.social on transdiagnostic dissociative states/symptoms kcl-mrcdtp.com/apply/projec...

📢 Interested in a career in neuropsychology?!
Join us in @svuh.bsky.social: Early career award candidates will share their awesome neuropsych research! 🧠 #Neuropsychology researchers and clinicians will describe varied, rewarding career journeys. Register👇
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Dissociative identity disorder: History, aetiology, phenomenology, controversy Guest speaker, Professor Martin Dorahy, will present the history, aetiology and phenomenology of dissociative identity disorder, and some of the historical and current controversies associated with it...

This talk on September 3 at the @kingsioppn.bsky.social on dissociative identity disorder by Martin Dorahy should be excellent. eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

Affective Disorders Our Affective Disorders course has been created for a broad spectrum of students and mental health professionals who are interested in specialist training from world-class experts. You will study all aspects of affective disorders, ranging from their characterisation and assessment to the challenges in treating these conditions. Our course is designed to be interdisciplinary and its focus is on both biological and psychological aspects. It is therefore suitable for students who seek to broaden their knowledge beyond professional boundaries, such as medicine and psychology.

Are you looking to refocus and specialise your clinical or research career in affective disorders? Looking to learn from from internationally leading clinicians and scientists?

If this piques your interest, apply for our MSc in Affective Disorders:

The Induction of Dissociative States: A Meta-Analysis Plain Language SummaryWe conducted a meta-analysis of studies that measured state dissociation (e.g., feeling detached from one’s environment) in different clinical groups and in response to different...

Our new paper is out in BP:GOS. A large team including @lillianwieder.bsky.social‬, @susannahpick.bsky.social‬, ‪@sunjeevkamboj.bsky.social‬. We found that #dissociation can be reliably induced using a range of methods and drugs, most notably #mirror-gazing and #ketamine. t.ly/qOme3 t.ly/cK-YI

Very much looking forward to presenting on dissociation at this multidisciplinary #FND symposium at St George's on 5th September. Take a look at the program here:
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Register through link below:
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Please support FND Dimensions by sharing/attending this event celebrating the resilience of people with Functional Neurological Disorder: Stage and Screen - A Musical Concert, Friday 28th March 2025 - University Hall, NTU City Campus, Nottingham #FND 🧠🎵💪

Reduced discrimination between signals of danger and safety but not overgeneralization is linked to exposure to childhood adversity in healthy adults Childhood adversity is associated with aberrant threat learning patterns in a large healthy adult sample as evidenced by empirically testing several theories linking childhood adversity to psychopatho...

FINALLY! 🥳 Our paper on fear conditioning and childhood adversity has reached its final version of record @eLife! Check it out here: elifesciences.org/articles/91425

Impaired spatial dynamic functional network connectivity and neurophysiological correlates in functional hemiparesis The present study investigated spatial dynamic functional network connectivity (dFNC) in patients with functional hemiparesis (i.e., functional stroke…

Sharing article published from our NeuroImage:Clinical issue on #FND. @fndsociety.bsky.social
Impaired spatial dynamic functional network connectivity & neurophysiological correlates in functional hemiparesis. #MicheleTinazzi @vcalhoun.bsky.social. Check it out!
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Outcome measurement in functional neurological disorder: A qualitative study on the views of patients, caregivers and healthcare professionals - Journal of Neurology Background In this qualitative study, we aimed to obtain and synthesise the views of patients with functional neurological disorder (FND), their caregivers, and relevant healthcare professionals (HCPs...

Sharing our new paper reporting key stakeholder perspectives on outcome measurement in #FND. This work will help ensure that outcome measures are patient-centred and clinically relevant in future. Thanks Sonja Rutten @abw89.bsky.social @timnicholson.bsky.social! 🙏 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Great idea! @mahyog.bsky.social @wesleytkerr.bsky.social @devinterhune.bsky.social @hamiltonmorrin.bsky.social @neuroads-lab.bsky.social Me? 😁

Functional Neurological Disorder: Neuropsychological and psychological management in children and adults | BPS - British Psychological Society BPS Explore is our easy-to-access central location for you to read and download a wide range of psychological content from practitioners, researchers and working groups.

New FND guidance from the British Psychological Society on the role of neuropsychology/psychology in FND management in children and adults - a one stop shop for scientific, clinical, and policy references in FND, with a focus on the UK but global relevance explore.bps.org.uk/content/repo...

Assessing dissociation: a systematic review and evaluation of existing measures

New paper out in J Psychiatric Research today! We systematically reviewed/evaluated currently available #dissociation measures 🧐 Congrats to Sorawit Wainipitapong for leading & many thanks to the team - M Millman, X Huang, L Wieder, @devinterhune.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...