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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

Articles by Pasco Fearon (resampling), David Clark-Carter (effect size), Jeremy Miles and Mark Shevlin (structural equation modelling), Andy Field (meta analysis), and Daniel Wright and Sian Williams (reporting results). 



Special issue: Are you behind the times?

Spearman Medal winner Thalia Eley on combining old and new approaches to the development of anxiety and depression.



Something borrowed, something blue

The Psychologist, December 2003

Peter Bull on the strategic use of evasive talk in the corridors of power.

Slippery politicians?

Phil Stringer interviews comparative psychologist Tony Dickinson, Fellow of the Royal Society.



Leader of the pack

Of witch crazes and health scares

Jack Rachman’s Hans Eysenck Memorial Lecture, at the 2003 Annual Conference in Bournemouth.

Eysenck and the development of CBT

Steve Cooper, Chair of the Society’s National Honours Group, introduces some personal reflections on what those letters can do for you – and for psychology. 



Decorating the top of the table

Mark Griffiths gives his practical recommendations based on psychological theory and research.



Action plan: Problem gambling

The Psychologist, November 2003

Articles by Howard Gardner (Higher Education in the era of globalisation), Barry Jones (Alcohol consumption on the campus), Hazel Willis, Margaret Stroebe and Miles Hewstone (Homesick blues), and Rowan Bayne (Love, money and studying: You and your personality type at university).

Special feature: Can psychology revolutionise Higher Education?

Ian J. Deary, winner of the Society’s 2002 Book Award, ‘looks down’ on a controversial area in this article from October 2003.

Ten things I hated about intelligence research

Penny J. Furness considers the psychosocial issues surrounding facial transplants.



Facing the future

Broadcaster Nick Ross on what psychology did for him.



Access to souls denied, access to science granted

Can Psychology revolutionise Higher Education?

The Psychologist, October 2003

Ian H. Robertson gave the Myers Lecture at the 2003 Annual Conference – Now pay attention.



The absent mind - Attention and error

On a certain blindness in modern psychology

Sarah-Jayne Blakemore, winner of the 2002 Award for Outstanding Doctoral Research Contributions to Psychology, investigated our ‘self-monitoring’ mechanism and what happens when it fails.



Touching on the cause of delusions

Janet Sayers on the potential of a meeting of psychoanalysis, neuropsychology and religion.



Divine therapy?

Usha Goswami gave this year’s Broadbent Lecture at the Annual Conference, suggesting that the rhyme and rhythm of different languages holds the key to dyslexia.



How to beat dyslexia

The Psychologist, September 2003

Adrian C. North and David J. Hargreaves on two common misconceptions.

Is music important?

Vaughan Bell, Peter Halligan and Hadyn Ellis on the sometimes fine line between normality and abnormality.

Beliefs about delusions

Patrick Davies and Zara Lipsey look at the disturbing rise of pro-anorexia websites.


Ana's gone surfing

Jim McCourt met Dr Louis D. Kramer and Jill Bellingham to discuss the work of the Society’s Professional Conduct Board.


Discipline matters

At the Annual Conference in Bournemouth, Graham Davey gave his Presidential Address.


Doing clinical psychology research - What is interesting isn't always useful

The Psychologist, August 2003

Miles Hewstone, winner of the 2001 Presidents’ Award, on a key social psychological strategy for reducing intergroup conflict.

Intergroup contact - Panacea for prejudice?

In the May issue John Donnelly spoke out in favour of the Rorschach test, but Robert Forde thinks psychologists could face legal action if they follow his advice.


Defending the indefensible

CPD - What should we be developing?

Matt Baker, joint winner in our student writer competition, shares his views on drug use and rehabilitation; and Stefania de Vito, joint winner in our student writer competition, on episodic future thinking

Student Writer Competition winners

The Psychologist, July 2003

Associate Editors for Conference reports Kate Cavanagh and Paul Redford introduce our coverage of the 2003 Annual Conference.

The tides of March

Julian Boon’s work with the police has been the subject of a Channel 4 series. Jon Sutton met him to discuss his approach to offender profiling.

The real Boon

Stephen Joseph believes client-centred psychotherapy is a misunderstood approach with profound significance.


Why the client knows best

Oliver James's 'Personal space' on developmental psychopathology as a basis for politics.


They muck you up

Claire Hewson looks at the pros and cons.


Conducting research on the internet

The Psychologist, June 2003

Lucy Johnstone takes a look at a controversial therapy, still being used in the UK.

A shocking treatment?

Linda Clare, Alan Baddeley, Esme Moniz-Cook and Bob Woods discuss advances in the understanding of dementia.


A quiet revolution

Blot on the landscape?

Jon Sutton met Tim Radford, Science Editor for The Guardian.

Read all about it

Jean Nicol-Maveyraud on the research of Nobel Prize winner Daniel Kahneman, in this 2003 piece.

Mind over money

The Psychologist, May 2003

What’s it like to smell pain and taste words? Jamie Ward on the unusual world of the synaesthete.

State of the art - Synaesthesia

Trevor Butt (University of Huddersfield) interviews Phil Salmon.


A 'critical friend' in times of need

Salvador Algarabel and Juan V. Luciano with an outline of the state of psychology in their country.


Psychology in Spain

Robert Resnick argues that psychologists should be allowed to prescribe medication. With commentaries from Lucy Johnstone, Morgan Sammons and Ronald Levant, and Jim Orford.


Peer commentary - To prescribe or not to prescribe - Is that the question?

Rufus May, Janice Hartley and Tamasin Knight give their views on the government proposals to introduce Community Treatment Orders.


Making the personal political

Synaesthesia, and new President Zander Wedderburn in the PDF download.

The Psychologist, April 2003

Guest editors P. Alex Linley, Stephen Joseph and Ilona Boniwell welcome you to the special issue on positive psychology.

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