Psychologist, research and practice but mostly research
Boston area
Joined September 2017
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Alex Millner retweeted
There are huge gaps in the general public's understanding of mental health.
What is Mental Health? has a clear and simple perspective, but also nuanced and science-informed.
Here's a brief preview
youtube.com/watch?v=cB4WbMgk…
The full presentation
youtube.com/watch?v=dkQTyEkF…
Alex Millner retweeted
Mental health is complicated. Our 3-part article series, What is Mental Health? is a simple explanation of *how mental health works* that aims to give everyone a better understanding. It’s also consistent with scientific understanding (but simplified). 🧵of an outline of Part I.
Alex Millner retweeted
Emotions partly define our day-to-day experience and our mental health. Other bodily signals, such as hunger or having to pee, have similarities with negative (ie unpleasant) emotions that can help us understand mental health. (1/10)🧵
Alex Millner retweeted
From What is Mental Health? Part II medium.com/@mentaldesigninst…
Alex Millner retweeted
When @NicoleEinbinder came to me with a tip several months ago about the prison healthcare company Corizon Health and its controversial bankruptcy, we knew the stakes were high.
businessinsider.com/corizon-…
Alex Millner retweeted
An article containing quick-read outlines for each part is at mentaldesigninstitute.medium…
Alex Millner retweeted
Although people are talking a lot more mental health these days, it's not always clear exactly what it is or how it works. Excited to announce the completion of our 3-part series, What is Mental Health? mentaldesigninstitute.medium…
Alex Millner retweeted
What is Mental Health, actually?
I'm excited to share the first chapter of a series I'm making with @millner_alex and Merryn Daniel of Harvard's Nock Lab and Franciscan Children's Hospital, It's based on Alex's proven framework working with patients.
mentaldesigninstitute.medium…
Alex Millner retweeted
My friend @millner_alex and colleagues have been working on an initiative to destigmatize mental health problems by using the metaphor of other bodily urges such as itching or hunger.
These urges are bodily signals that inform us about needs.
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Alex Millner retweeted
1/ Why depression is not a useful or reasonable phenotype for research in clinical psychology, psychiatry, or medicine: a summary of evidence in 18 tweets.
Sx = symptoms, MDD = major depressive disorder.
Alex Millner retweeted
My experience as a grad student was worse than it could have been because others had allowed the field to develop unreasonable expectations.
Alex Millner retweeted
An undergrad just came to my office and performed a rap on p-hacking for me. #drose
