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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

Geoff Bunn introduces a special issue marking the 150th Anniversary of Gustav Fechner’s Elements of Psychophysics.

The experimental psychologist's fallacy

Extracts from a recording of Frederic Charles Bartlett speaking made in 1959 by John C. Kenna, the Society’s first Honorary Archivist.

Bartlett speaks: What makes a good experimental psychologist?

Philip Barnard with some experimental highlights from the influential Applied Psychology Research Unit.

Choice, confusion and consciousness

Graham Richards looks at nine methodological lessons of a highly successful failure.

Loss of innocence in the Torres Straits

Elizabeth Valentine profiles three women at the forefront of the development of the discipline.

Women in early 20th-century experimental psychology

Peter Lamont on how early psychologists turned to the grand wizards in an effort to transform illusions into a reality.

The misdirected quest

Daniel N. Robinson on the 150th anniversary of a text that many consider to be the first in experimental psychology.

Fechner's Elemente – an establishment of its own 

David K. Robinson on an important meeting of minds at Leipzig University.

Founding fathers

Alan Costall engages in some presentist futurology.

Looking ahead: The future of experimental psychology

Nathalie L. Chernoff on career opportunities in the history of psychology.

Drawing on a long and esteemed tradition

Ian Florance talks to Adrian Owen about the ‘brain drain’ and more.

‘Science is international’

Media

Professor of Psychology at York University, Canada, and blogger on the history of psychology

One on one... with Christopher Green

diary drawings of mental illness; forensic psychology; ‘Aspergirls’ and more (including web only reviews).


Book reviews, December 2010

President’s column; new Community Psychology Section, and a call to support the formation of a Disaster, Crisis and Trauma Section; improving work–life balance; preserving our history; and psychology at the Science Museum


Society, December 2010

Including William James; Gustav Fechner; occupational debate; gender and more

Forum, December 2010

spending review; Alzheimer’s; magic and autism; graduate employment; tasty morsels from the Research Digest; and Sinéad Rhodes on ADHD in the news


News, December 2010

The Psychologist, December 2010

Jon Sutton interviews Cordelia Fine about neurosexism and more.

The battle of the sex differences

Daniel Wright on how fiction can aid our understanding of delusional misidentifications.

No self without self-delusion 

Frank Belschak and Deanne Den Hartog unravel positive and negative aspects of proactive behaviour at work.

Being proactive at work – blessing or bane?

David Uzzell delivered the joint British Academy/British Psychological Society Annual Lecture, on psychology and climate change.

Collective solutions to a global problem

…with Anne Treisman (including online-only answers)

One on one... with Anne Treisman

Ludy T. Benjamin Jr on a fascinating trial and a psychologist’s role in it.

Coca-Cola – Brain tonic or poison?

Phil Boyes with the second in our series for budding writers.


New Voices: Remembering the veterans

Top occupational psychologists discuss the state of the discipline.

Occupational psychology in a changing world

Kisane Prutton on the media’s particular appetite for psychology


Media: The blind feeding the blind

Ian Florance talks to staff at global financial services company UBS.

Selling the value of occupational psychology

neurosexism and politics as Simon Baron-Cohen reviews Cordelia Fine’s new book; why aren’t we saving the planet; and sensory marketing.


Book reviews, November 2010

toothless, geriatric lions and the ethics of animal research in the President’s column; accreditation through partnership; the language of music; and more


Society, November 2010

‘approved clinicians’; the power of bad; BAME psychologists; and more.


Forum, November 2010

Science is Vital campaign; ‘over-identification’ of special educational needs; the ‘halfalogue’; Ig Nobel Awards; the glass cliff for female leaders; and more.


News, November 2010

The Psychologist, November 2010

Marc Jones and David Lavallee on the psychology of the Ryder Cup.

A good walk worth watching

Clare Kambamettu, Elinor Llewellyn, Mary Longley and Paul Davis report on how they tackle problem drinking.

An NHS alcohol service

Chris Frith talks to Lance Workman about schizophrenia, scanning and more.

The man who looks inside people's heads

Paul M. Jenkinson and Aikaterini (Katerina) Fotopoulou look at an example of good intentions and poor awareness in the motor system.

So you think you can dance?

Eirini Flouri with an overview of the theory and evidence.

Fathers' behaviours and children's problems

Anita Mehay and Zoё Fortune look at life as a mental health researcher.

Research realities

Mark M. Smith on when ‘looking’ back makes less sense.

Looking Back: The explosion of sensory history

Ian Florance meets members of the University of the West of England’s Centre for Appearance Research.

Celebrating appearance

One challenge? 'To truly believe in something…'

One on one... with Jeune Guishard-Pine

scanning for autism; scientific misconduct; A-levels; Pakistan floods; psychosis tapestry; the latest nuggets from the Research Digest; Mark Sergeant on media coverage surrounding the trapped Chilean miners; and more


News, Digest and Media: October 2010

safer surgery; reading development; autism and intensive interaction; stories and analogies; Barbara Tizard; coaching; and web-only reviews.


Book Reviews, October 2010

President’s column; bipolar report; independent practitioners forum; Society awards; a view from Northern Ireland; and more.


Society, October 2010

the Society’s journals – a question of collegiality; mindfulness; approved clinicians; consultation on whether the psychology degree is fit for purpose; and columns on Marc Hauser and survival

Forum, October 2010

The Psychologist, October 2010

Charles Spence on his mouth-watering research.

The multisensory perception of flavour

José Cuenca offers reflections as a research student in psychology, in the first of a new series aiming to unearth budding talent

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