Sir Henry at Rawlinson End

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Well, it was bound to happen. The story so far…. While the 1980 movie “Sir Henry at Rawlinson End” (IMDB link) may be obscure, the radio series that precipitated it is probably even more obscure. Although Stanshall intended to compress the original BBC radio series in the eponymous 1978 album, by then Stanshall’s alcoholism had … Read More “Sir Henry at Rawlinson End” »

About Firth’s “Apps for Depression” meta-analysis…

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WARNING: Long rant. Shield your eyes and read with a fluffy animal, narcotics, and a bucket for vomit/stool within reach. Great! A meta-analysis on smartphone apps for depression. UPDATE: After I wrote this blog, Joe Firth got in touch with me on Twitter. He explained that (paraphrasing here) the reason for rating studies as “low” … Read More “About Firth’s “Apps for Depression” meta-analysis…” »

Robin looks for meta-analysis alternatives 1: JamoviMeta.

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Meta-analyses. So much meta, many analyses. I’ve done a few, two are under review, and two almost ready for submission. Red thread in this is the Comprehensive Meta-Analysis (CMA) meta-analysis software package. CMA has brought the practice of meta-analysis (or ‘an exercise in mega-silliness‘, as Eysenck called it) to a broader audience because of its … Read More “Robin looks for meta-analysis alternatives 1: JamoviMeta.” »

High-resolution Risk of Bias assessment graph… in Excel!

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UPDATE AUGUST 2022: Back in 2015 or 2016 when I made this, there weren’t too many alternatives to RevMan for RoB assessment graphs. You can still use the Excel thing below, but I strongly advise you to use other, newer (and vastly better) methods like the {robvis} package in R. For more information and hands-on guidelines for … Read More “High-resolution Risk of Bias assessment graph… in Excel!” »

eMental Health interview with VGCt [Dutch]

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Nothing like an interview on eMental Health to make you feel important I’m still reeling from the festivities surrounding my H-index increase from 3 (“aggressively mediocre“) to 4 (“impressively flaccid but with mounting tumescence“)*. Best gift I got: a sad, weary stare from my colleagues. Yay! But back to eMental Health (booooo hisssss). Some while … Read More “eMental Health interview with VGCt [Dutch]” »

Save the Data! Data integrity in Academia

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Data integrity is integral to reproducibility. I recently read something on an Internet web site called Facebook, it’s supposed to be quite the thing at the moment. Friend and skeptical academic James Coyne, whose fearless stabs at the methodologically pathetic and conceptually weak I much admire, instafacetweetbooked a post over at Mind the Brain, pointing to … Read More “Save the Data! Data integrity in Academia” »

New paper in the bulletin of the EHPS

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What’s up with the speed of eHealth implementation? Fresh off the virtual press at the bulletin of the European Health Psychology Society: Jeroen Ruwaard and I investigate into the rapid pace of eHealth implementation. Many bemoan the slow implementation and uptake of eHealth, but aren’t we in fact going too quickly? We examine four arguments … Read More “New paper in the bulletin of the EHPS” »