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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

Can caffeine actually keep you fit and healthy into old age? Rebecca Thompson and Karen Keene investigate.

The pros and cons of caffeine

Alan S. Brown asks whether we can hope to study this intriguing phenomenon scientifically.

Getting to grips with deja vu

John B. Davies argues that it is time for a paradigm shift in psychology. 


Personal space: Bring on the physics revolution

Sarah M. Coyne on a new twist in the media violence debate.


Indirect aggression on screen - a hidden problem?

Rudolf N. Cardinal, joint winner of the Society's 2002 Award for Outstanding Doctoral Research Contributions to Psychology, writes about his work.


Waiting for better things

The Psychologist December 2004 front cover

The Psychologist, December 2004

Daniel Freeman and Philippa A. Garety take a look at the psychology of paranoia.



Bats amongst birds

In his Hans Eysenck Lecture, Martin Davies describes how he has continued to integrate the correlational and experimental in the study of personality and cognition.



Personality - two ways of thinking about it

Tom Stafford (University of Sheffield) meets renowned neuroscientist Vilayanur Ramachandran.



An artful brain

Kausar Suhail with the latest in our international series.



Psychology in Pakistan

Darren Ellis and John Cromby on the health implications of emotional expression.



It's not always good to talk

The Psychologist November 2004 front cover

The Psychologist, November 2004

Esther Burkitt on whether those pictures stuck to the fridge are really a window to a child’s mind.

Drawing conclusions from children's art

Avril Rea looks at the growing challenge of working with interpreters.



Now you're talking my language

John Radford searches for unity in psychology.



Personal space: All for one and one for all?

K. V. Petrides, Adrian Furnham and Norah Frederickson argue for a trait approach to the misunderstood construct.



Emotional intelligence

Jules Davidoff delivered the C.S. Myers Lecture at the 2004 Annual Conference.



Coloured thinking

Michael A. West (Chair of the Society’s Journals Committee) provides guidance and encouragement in a vital activity. 



Zen and the art of journal article reviewing

Mark Burton on the contribution of Ignacio Martín-Baró and his followers.



Viva Nacho! Liberating psychology in Latin America

The Psychologist October 2004 front cover

The Psychologist, October 2004

Andrew Silke looks at the responses, obstacles and ways forward.



Terrorism, 9/11 and psychology

Cedric E. Ginestet talked to Professor Hein de Vries of the Maastricht Health Research Institute for Prevention and Care about international collaboration on smoking prevention.



Interview with Hein de Vries

Mark Bennett delivered the Michael Argyle Lecture at the Society’s 2004 Annual Conference.



Children and social identity

Jonathan St B.T. Evans takes a satirical look back from the future. 



The Presidential Address 2038

Cedric E. Ginestet and Elisabeth Spitz with the latest in our international series.



Psychology in France

Why I study... laterality

The Psychologist September 2004 front cover

The Psychologist, September 2004

Lih-Mei Liao and Mary Boyle guest edit this special issue. Iain Morland exposes the psychoanalytic roots of modern surgical management of intersexuality; Celia Kitzinger discusses the implications of intersexuality for the psychology of women; Melissa Hines writes on the role of hormones in brain development and behaviour; and Lih-Mei Liao and Mary Boyle ask what we can learn from intersex people themselves.



Intersex - special issue

Presidents’ Award winner Margaret J. Snowling looks at risk and protective factors.



Language skills and learning to read

Martyn Barrett (University of Surrey) interviews Paul A. Singh Ghuman, who retires this month from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth.



The wisdom of culture

Tony Ward and Frederick Hickling with the latest in our international series.

Psychology in the English-speaking Caribbean

The Psychologist, August 2004

Gerard Bailes looks for the reality behind the TV depictions.



Sieges, the police, and a psychologist?

John Marzillier argues against ‘outcome research’.



The myth of evidence-based psychotherapy

Annual Conference 2004

In the undergraduate category, Alexa Ispas looks at repairing historical rifts - is collective guilt the answer? Then in the postgraduate category, Susan Rasmussen looks at the imperfection of perfectionism.



Student writer competition winners 2004

The Psychologist, July 2004

Do we believe in magic? And if we do, then why? Eugene Subbotsky investigates.



Magical thinking - Reality or illusion?

Following recent articles in The Psychologist on the Rorschach test, John T. E. Richardson looks at its prehistory.



The origins of inkblots

Why I study... Disgust

The Psychologist, June 2004

Hugh Foot and Alison Sanford on the practical and ethical issues involved in using students in research.

The use and abuse of student participants

In the latest of our interviews explaining the Society’s directorate structure, we meet Professor Dominic Abrams (Chair of the Research Board), followed by Ray Miller (Chair of the Professional Practice Board).



Science and practice

Mark Van Vugt on how leaders can encourage loyalty and sacrifice.



Follow the leader... but at what cost?

Slovenia joins the European Union this month, and its psychologists are keen to develop their subject and structures in line with the rest of Europe. Here, Velko S. Rus and Vid Pecjak outline the history and current state of Slovenian psychology.



Psychology in Slovenia

Brinder Bains and Priti Shah on a new role for psychologists.



Primary care mental health workers - Bridging the gap

Dorothy Fielding (Vice Chair of the Division of Clinical Psychology) interviews Til Wykes about the Mental Health Research Network. 



Widening our research base

The Psychologist, May 2004

Helga Dittmar on consumer society and its effects on our sense of identity.



Are you what you have?

Including articles by Sally Olohan (student mental health), Patrick Leman (subject choice and degree performance), Christine Howe (small group teaching) and Charles Crook (technology in teaching).



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