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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

Adrian C. North and David J. Hargreaves introduce the special issue with a look at how music psychology is changing in the digital era.


The power of music

Steven Livingstone on difficult paths and last taboos in Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina.


Unhappy in a unique way

Lauren Stewart on amusia, and the window it provides on musical development.


Lost in music

Jane Davidson, Robert Faulkner and Gary McPherson on how to create the right conditions to take our natural interest in music to the next level.


Motivating musical learning

Victoria Williamson compares two human universals.

In search of the language

Pam Heaton on what the understanding of emotion in music amongst those with autism could tell us about its functions and role in general.


Music - shelter for the frazzled mind?

Susan Hallam on the nature and importance of musical ability.


The role of psychology in music education

Ian Florance talks to Charlie Alcock about psychology in the community with hard-to-reach groups.

Music and change the Rowley Way 

Dean Keith Simonton examines biographical influences on composition and eminence.


Looking back: Creative genius in classical music

Professor of Music Psychology and Improvisation - including extra online-only questions and answers


One on one... with Raymond MacDonald

Elizabeth Richards Moir describes the multifaceted and fascinating role of an educational psychologist in Bahrain.

Working in Bahrain

change management; the dopaminergic mind; others in mind; masculinities; and what your stuff says about you


Book Reviews, December 2009

positive psychology; academia and applied; Strictly Come Dancing; pre-tertiary psychology education; scaring small children; and more.


Forum, December 2009

child welfare and immigration control; placement courses; reviewing primary education; debt and mental health; retirement; immersive VR; and more.


News and Media, December 2009

President’s column; research excellence framework; effort in testing; and more.


Society, December 2009

The Psychologist, December 2009

Could the most human of qualities owe their existence to tiny, mindless organisms? Justin H. Park and Mark Schaller investigate.

Parasites, minds and cultures

Wendy Iredale and Mark Van Vugt look at the Darwinian psychology of helping and generosity.

The peacock's tail of altruism

Daniel Nettle looks to an unexpected source for answers.


Social class through the evolutionary lens

Lisa DeBruine examines how evolutionary theories led to predictions that non-evolution-minded researchers would never dream of.


Beyond just-so stories 

Brian Haig advocates ‘inference to the best explanation’, a method used by Darwin and of relevance for theory appraisal in psychology


Methods: Evaluating explanatory theories

Mark H. Johnson, winner of the Society’s Presidents’ Award 2008, describes the emerging field of developmental cognitive neuroscience.


Developing human brain functions

S. Craig Roberts and John E. Lycett introduce us to some graduates from the MSc in Evolutionary Psychology at the University of Liverpool.

Darwin in the workplace

Chris Lerwill digs into the archives, 200 years after Darwin’s birth and 150 after the publication of On the Origin of Species.

Looking back: On the origins of human nature

Professor of Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. Includes web-only extras.


One to one... with David Buss

Top psychologists helped us to celebrate the 150th e-mail issue of the Society’s Research Digest.


One nagging thing I still don't understand about myself

Louise Acker on her experiences of the Society’s Undergraduate Research Assistantship scheme.

Diving into the thick of things

mental toughness; consciousness; the compassionate mind; and more, including web-only reviews.


Book reviews, November 2009

Taking A-level psychology seriously; in defence of empiricism; and much more.


Forum, November 2009

Beyond the post-antibiotic apocalypse; walking in circles; gender variant youth; reports from the British Science Festival and a Martin Seligman lecture; and Kisane Prutton on the benefits of engaging with a changing media.


News and Media, November 2009

President’s column; Presidents’ Award; accreditation; journals success; and more.

Society, November 2009

The Psychologist, November 2009

Richard Gottlieb analyses Maurice Sendak’s fascinating 1963 picture book, in this 2009 article on the eve of its cinematic release.

Eye on Fiction - Where the wild things are

Paul McCarthy offers some reflections on supervising writing in a PhD.


Teach & Learn - The path to prose

Steven Killick and Neil Frude talk about the psychology of oral storytelling in this 2009 article.

Eye on fiction - The teller, the tale and the told

Professor of Psychology at Birkbeck University of London


One on one - with Jay Belsky

Barbara Tizard on John Bowlby – the origins of his ideas, their impact and his often underestimated willingness to revise them

Looking Back: The making and breaking of attachment theory

Chris Frith, winner of the Society’s 2008 Book Award with Making Up the Mind, on how his ideas have developed, and the surprising implications.


Making up the mind

Including heart attack survivors; online CBT; climate change; publication of Rorschach images; a special feature on the next big questions in psychology; and more.



News, media, and the next big questions

Sophia E. Shaw, Ellen Nye, Joanna Jamel & Heather D. Flowe ask whether the media function as disseminators of knowledge or misinformation?


The print media and rape

Frank Tallis on life as a clinical psychologist and novelist.

Psychotherapy and other stories

Christian Jarrett enters the strange and controversial world of the ‘default mode network’.

The restless brain

We meet three people who’ve been making internships work for them.

The benefits of internships

Clinical Studies Officers (CSOs) working within Leicestershire NHS Partnership Trust for the Mental Health Research Network (MHRN) describe one route to acquiring valuable research skills.

Building roads to success in mental health

Saving our children from nature deficit disorder; memory; study skills; dementia; a lifetime of intelligence; and web-only reviews.


Book reviews, October 2009

President’s column; ethical code changes; going green with the DOP; and more.



Society, October 2009

The narrowing focus of UK psychology; US healthcare reform; bias in testing; clinical terminology; proposal for a Community Psychology Section; and more


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