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Editorial, December 2024

We meet the first Co-Chairs of the new British Psychological Society Environmental Psychology Section.

'Environmental Psychology is broad and deep'

The UK government has launched a consultation on its 10-year plan to improve the NHS.

Ensuring a thriving NHS

New report by the Maternal Mental Health Alliance calls for more investment in maternal mental health services.

‘Parents and babies simply can’t wait’

The report, Support for children and young people with special educational needs, found inconsistent improvements in outcomes for children with special educational needs and disabilities since 2019 on a background of increased demand.

A damning assessment of SEND support

We hear from the award-winning Minoritised Ethnic Student Collective.

‘This is our strength’

Emma Young on recent papers and commentaries.

Should psychologists embrace AI-powered hypothesis generation?

When do people start to notice, and treat others differently, based on wealth? A new investigation finds it may be earlier than you think.

Recognising the Haves and Have-nots

The debate on whether facial expressions can influence mood rages on, with new work using electrical stimulation adding a fresh twist.

Electrical smiles spark better moods

Money affects nearly every aspect of our lives, yet managing our finances isn’t about what we know, it’s about how we behave. Jennifer Gledhill hears from Psychologists with tips…

The Psychologist Guide to… Money

Marcus Munafo on seeking funding as a researcher.

Money, money, money…

How is our relationship with finance and credit changing? Do we need to be more psychologically vigilant when it comes to the payment options now on offer? Deputy Editor Jennifer Gledhill looks at the new rules around borrowing…

The new rules of credit

Carl R. Nassar on how Psychologists will change the world, with a focus on breaking free from the shackles of our consumer culture.

From the dark of isolation to a dawn of mutuality

Professor Nick Neave from Northumbria University is director of the Hoarding Research Group and explains why hoarding behaviour is much more than having too much stuff.

‘Hoarding is a coping strategy, which has got out of hand’

Lasana Harris is a Professor of Social Neuroscience at University College London. He tells Jennifer Gledhill why we have become desensitised to homeless people and how we can remedy the situation.

‘Our brains dehumanise homeless people’

Financial Psychotherapist Vicky Reynal tells Jon Sutton about the themes in her new book; plus an extract.

‘Often, money difficulties are the proverbial tip of the iceberg’

Toby Engelking reviews the book 'The Balanced Brain: The Science of Mental Health' by Camilla Nord (Allen Lane).


Bridging gaps in the balanced brain

Tony Prescott's 'The Psychology of Artificial Intelligence', reviewed by Zilong Zhong.

Enlightening, and slightly alarming

Eva van den Broek and Tim den Heijer illustrate concepts from their book, ‘The Housefly Effect’.

Our top 10 nudges: Behavioural Science in everyday advertising

Ron Wiener worked in mental health for much of his life. Writing as Brian Shepherd, he has re-published a book of poems, ‘The Barefoot Therapist’.

The eternal struggles in mental health

Wind Goodfriend, co-editor of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale Psychology’, shares a trio of extracts from the book.

Why Gilead is personal

Carolyn Laubender with the epilogue from her new book, ‘The Political Clinic: Psychoanalysis and Social Change in the 20th Century’.

Here, there, and everywhere – now

Dr Sue Roffey, a Fellow of the British Psychological Society, is ‘revisioning education’ in her new book.

ASPIRE to wellbeing and learning for all

Psychology student Maisy Gledhill visited a unique exhibition, ‘How To Survive The Apocalypse’ at the Museum of Homelessness.

Reframing the myths and stereotypes of homelessness

Catriona Shelly, Dearbhla Moroney and Orla Muldoon review the film, 'Small Things Like These'.


Compassion… an act of defiance

Vanessa Yim on 'Challenging Perspectives: A visual exploration of diverse experiences of eating disorder recovery'.

Public engagement through art exhibitions 

Our editor Jon Sutton hears from Nima Bassiri, author of ‘Madness and Enterprise: Psychiatry, Economic Reason, and the Emergence of Pathological Value’. 

‘Madness was imagined through the lens of economic value’

Ian Florance meets forensic psychologist Karen Howell, Clinical Director for Psychology Projects at Elysium Healthcare.

‘There is no health without mental health’

A discussion between Professor Chris Roe and Professor Chris French; introduced and coordinated by Dr Steve Taylor.

Will the debate about ‘psi’ ever be settled?

Dr Alex Barker calls for The Psychologist to ‘move ahead of the curve’ on advertising.

A sobering wake-up call around alcohol marketing

The future of executive function training

There are many ways to evidence commitment

Lyana Ameruddin on the research and some practical advice based on personal experience.

Beating loneliness in your 20s

Kerry Fisher on navigating Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, IVF and other challenges while studying Psychology.

‘Why was a baby not happening for me?’

Leanne Haywood (pictured), a graduate member of the British Psychological Society and PhD candidate at the University of Chichester, draws on her research and personal experience.

Are Green Social Prescriptions the future of mental health care? 

A decade later, Fionnuala C. Murphy and Natasha Sigala revisit their cover feature in The Psychologist.

From the archive: Women scientists in psychology – time for action

Reframing our understanding of homelessness, challenging consumer culture, considering behavioural nudges in advertising, and more…

The Psychologist, December 2024

The new millennium does not, strictly speaking, begin until 1 January 2001. But it’s clear that in the public’s view the change in the calendar from 1999 to 2000 is the big psychological event. So here we present some thoughts from various perspectives on why many people see the year 2000 as so significant …


Towards the new millennium

Why I study... brain injury

John Sheppard interviewed Jeffrey Gray of the Institute of Psychiatry just before his ‘retirement’.


Retiring?

Roz Shafran gave the first Award for outstanding doctoral Research Contributions to Psychology Lecture at the Society’s Annual Conference in Belfast in April.


Obsessive compulsive disorder

The Psychologist, December 1999

Francesca Happé gave the Spearman Medal Lecture at the Society’s London Conference in December 1998. 
She argued that we can discover more about autism through examples of task success than of failure — and that it involves a distinct cognitive style, rather than deficit.


Understanding assets and deficits in autism - Why success is more

The treadmill syndrome

David Rose and Nigel Foreman describe the application to psychology of a fast-developing new technology.


Virtual reality

Why I study... the psychology of the common cold

Francesca Happe's Spearman Medal lecture.

The Psychologist, November 1999

In her 1999 Presidential Address, Ingrid Lunt outlined her belief in the Society’s ability to draw strength from the many facets of the discipline of psychology.


Unity through diversity: An achievable goal

Guest Editor Bryan Roche introduces a special feature on modern behaviour analysis.


 New wave  analysis

Universities need educational psychologists

The Psychologist, October 1999

John Sloboda gave the Presidents’ Award Lecture at the Society’s Annual Conference in Belfast, April 1999. He argued that millions of people could discover the joys of music making if we created modern equivalents of the village brass band and stopped focusing on the need to be best.


Music – where cognition and emotion meet

Ruth Campbell delivered the C.S. Myers Lecture at the Society’s Annual Conference in Belfast, April 1999.


Seeing speech in unexpected places - Mouths, machines and minds

Carl Senior and Michael Smith look at how the development of the internet opens up new possibilities for psychological research.


The internet - A possible research tool?

John Sheppard interviews Tom Williams, Chair of the Society’s Professional Affairs Board.


Keeping the momentum going

John Sloboda's President's Award lecture.

The Psychologist, September 1999

Guest Editors Antony J. Chapman and Deirdre O’Reilly introduce a special issue on child development and road safety. They believe that psychology can help to cut down the UK’s alarmingly high rates of child pedestrian accidents.


Children's road safety

Tommy MacKay recorded what may have been the last interview with Boris Semeonoff; on the first anniversary of his death, we publish part of that interview here.


In the presence of a great psychologist - Boris Semeonoff

Why I study... the menstrual cycle

The Psychologist, August 1999

Tommy MacKay argues for radical change in the principles and funding of the British educational system. This article is based on his Award for Challenging Inequality of Opportunity Lecture given at the Society’s Annual Conference, March 1998.


Education and the disadvantaged: Is there any justice?

In her winning entry in the undergraduate category, Kate Lothian considers the detection and treatment of depression in older people.
Alice Muir, the winner in the postgraduate category, takes a new look at stress and anxiety.


Student writer competition winners, 1999

Karen Burt and Mike Oaksford define roles for qualitative methods in developing scientific hypotheses and in fields where objective experiment is impractical.


Qualitative methods: Beyond beliefs and desires

Kate Cavanagh and Paul Redford present more reports from Blackpool.


Annual conference reports

The Psychologist, July 1999

Associate Editor for Conference reports Fiona Jones introduces our coverage of the 1999 Annual Conference.



Daunting challenges - Annual Conference reports

Amina Memon and Daniel B. Wright ask what psychological studies can tell us about the search for the shadowy ‘John Doe 2’.


Eyewitness testimony and the Oklahoma bombing

Sarah Hampson disentangles the Gordian knot of modern personality research.

State of the art: Personality

Why I study... Ethics

The Psychologist, June 1999

Guest Editors Chris Hatton, Richard Hastings and Arlene Vetere introduce a special feature on learning disabilities and mental health, initiated by the North West of England Branch.


A case for inclusion

Helen Prosser argues that the detection and diagnosis of mental health problems in adults with learning disabilities can be greatly improved.


An invisible morbidity?

Anthony Holland demonstrates how analysis of both genes and behaviour can illuminate research and clinical practice in learning disability.


Syndromes, phenotypes and genotypes - Finding the links

John Sheppard interviews Pat Frankish and asks her to set out her ambitions for her presidential year.


Towards 2000

Mark Griffiths explores the empirical reality behind the media hype.


Internet addiction: Fact or fiction?

William R. Lindsay reveals how much psychologists can do to help with emotional problems even when communication is difficult.


Cognitive therapy

The Psychologist, May 1999

Robert H. Logie explains what we know so far about the ‘desktop of the brain’.


State of the art: Working memory

Sally Johnson gives an account of her attempts to deal with the methodological problems of a qualitative study.


The 'horrors' of scientific research

Geoff Lindsay and Petruska Clarkson explore the difficulties of psychotherapeutic work.


Ethical dilemmas of psychotherapists

Why I study... Cognitive gerontology

The Psychologist, April 1999

Peer commentaries by Steve Reicher, Ann Phoenix, and Gerry Finn. Plus reply by Kwame Owusu-Bempah and Dennis Howitt.


Racism - Peer commentaries

In this peer commentary target article, Kwame Owusu-Bempah and Dennis Howitt argue that psychology perpetuates racism — in particular, by contributing to the myth of black self-hatred.


Even their soul is defective

Continuing from last month, Fiona Jones, Associate Editor for Conference reports, presents a further selection of reports from the Society’s London Conference held in December.


London Conference 1998 - Reports

Why I study... Social skills

The Psychologist, March 1999

Associate Editor for Conference reports Fiona Jones introduces the reports from the London


Variations on a theme

Katharine Mair casts doubt on the link between dissociative identity disorder and severe childhood trauma.


Multiple personality and child abuse

Alan Frankland and Lesley Cohen present a draft of new guidelines for good practice in this difficult area, and invite comment and debate.


Working with recovered memories

John Sheppard interviews Bob Burden, Professor of Applied Educational Psychology at Exeter University.


A very human psychologist

Michael Gruneberg discusses some negative influences of the Research Assessment Exercise.


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