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Editorial, November 2024

Dr Carol Cole is the new Chair of the British Psychological Society's Board of Trustees.

'We need to listen to that heartbeat'

Dr Yi-Ling Lai wins the 2024 British Psychological Society Presidents' Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychological Knowledge.

'Caring is central to psychology'

Ella Rhodes reports on a British Psychological Society campaign.

‘Every child deserves access to a high-quality education’

The third iteration of the BPS Careers Festival will be on for five days in November 2024.

Psychology careers festival 2024

Dr Louise Edgington writes on the British Psychological Society joining the Climate Minds Coalition.

Personal change leads to system change

Can magic truly be witnessed through the ears alone? The $200 Auditory Magic Challenge invites innovators and illusionists to create captivating illusions that rely solely on auditory perception.

Sleight of sound

Dr Sian Williams – author, broadcaster and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society, has appeared at the Senedd with the charity Maggie’s (‘Everyone’s home of cancer care’). 

‘To not lose the joy of living in the fear of dying’

Ella Rhodes spoke to Dr Venetia Leonidaki and Dr Rebecca Lockwood about their work in treating behavioural addictions, and upcoming events.

‘There’s something quite unique about behavioural addictions’

Five ways ‘honest’ placebos can help

Thanks to an embarrassing fMRI study, we now know a lot more about what causes us to blush.

What’s behind a blush?

New study sheds light on individual differences in response to small doses of LSD.

Varied responses to LSD may muddy microdosing results

New meta-analysis suggests that unconscious exposure therapy is surprisingly effective.

Could exposure therapy, without conscious exposure, actually work?

New research from the US finds that emphasising diverse hiring practices may backfire, leading White conservatives to more strongly favour White candidates.

For some, diversity initiatives may encourage pro-White hiring decisions

Marcus Munafò explores randomisation processes.

Dispelling myths about randomisation

Ella Rhodes hears from those using the technology: has its early promise been realised?

The power of virtual reality

Margreet Hendriks reflects on the condition, her practice, and the stories of the women she meets. 

Endometriosis: 190 million unheard voices

Our editor Dr Jon Sutton meets Professor Dame Lesley Fallowfield, Director of the Sussex Health Outcomes Research and Education in Cancer (SHORE-C) group at the University of Sussex. 

‘I know how to measure difficult things’

Cara Ghiglieri, a post-doc research fellow at the University of Aberdeen, on a research journey shaped by personal experience.

Living and dying with oesophageal cancer

Dr Briony Hudson, associate director for internal research at Marie Curie. 

How can psychologists shape the future of end of life care research? 

Ian Florance interviews Anna Lagerdahl, a clinical psychologist with a special interest in Oncology and Palliative Care.

‘The work concentrates on essentials: the things that really matter to people’

Mark Hudson, Allan Skelly and Victoria Shimmens.

Intellectual Disability revisited: The Emotional Development approach

We feel ashamed of our vulnerabilities and imperfections, but others will often see courage and authenticity in our self-disclosure, writes David Robson in an edited extract of his new book, The Laws of Connection.

The beautiful mess effect

Zhenlin Wang reviews the book 'The Psychology of Starting School: An Evidence-Based Guide for Parents and Teachers', by Claire Hughes, Caoimhe Dempsey and Elian Fink.

Linked lives in ‘school readiness’

Our editor Dr Jon Sutton meets Professor Claire Hughes, Deputy Director of the Centre for Family Research at the University of Cambridge, and co-author of The Psychology of Starting School – An Evidence-based Guide for Parents and Teachers. 

‘Happy children are better learners’

Clinical Psychologist and author of 'You Don’t Understand Me: The Young Woman’s Guide to Life', Dr Tara Porter, on the books that have made their mark on her.

Books that shaped me… Dr Tara Porter

Professor Antonia Hamilton (Professor of Social Neuroscience at the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London) on a creative and cultural collaboration…

The neuroscience of theatre

New exhibition, War and the Mind, from Imperial War Museums.

Rethinking conflict through a psychological lens

The curator and advisors to the Imperial War Museum exhibition pick out some significant items.

'Every exhibit raises fascinating links between war and the mind'

Three Higher Assistant Psychologists in Rehabilitation Inpatient Services with Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust share cultural offerings which have shaped their views on addiction.

'We still have so much to learn about addiction'

Cordelia Galgut asks: Is colleagues’ lived experience of cancer believed, valued and used enough within our profession?

‘My cancer made me a better therapist – so why do we live in the shadows?’

John Raven asks where the interest and research is…

The most important End of Life choice

Working in secondary mental health care has led George Holliday to realise many patients are confused by what their diagnosis means…

‘I don’t see EUPD; I see you and your situation’

Assistant Psychologist Avneet Sandhu embraces identity in clinical psychology.

‘My identity is a powerful asset to my practice’

Looking to tell stories of outsight

Dr Sara Ireland writes in; plus an editor's note on the October issue cover.

Funding and extending what works in prison

Professor Karina Nielsen (1973-2024)

Sally Morley 1942-2024

Professor Celia Kitzinger, Cardiff University, on her November 1998 cover feature.

From the archive: Towards lesbian and gay psychology, November 1998

'Talking about sad, bad and difficult things'

The Psychologist, November 2024

Photo by Think Elephants International featuring Dr Joshua Plotnik. 

Big Picture: Making a trunk call

Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of Bath

One on one... with Michael J. Proulx

From the year of Broadmoor’s sesquicentenary Tony Black presents a professional memoir, looking back to its centenary in 1963

Looking Back: Broadmoor Hospital – a unique facility

Louise Blackmore reflects on the past 15 years of dealing with a unique geographical challenge; Matthew Fish talks about his experiences as a youth worker; and Isabelle Butcher reflects on the value of the third-year placement in her degree course.

Careers: Providing a traumatic brain injury service

Uta Frith takes Lance Workman on a journey through her collection of memories.

From art to autism

Maggi Evans asks whether stepping off the traditional career ladder can be a positive and proactive step. Plus an audio interview with Maggi.

Women in leadership – a different story

Richard J. Brown, winner of the Society’s Division of Clinical Psychology May Davidson Award, proposes a model of ‘medically unexplained’ symptoms.

Explaining the unexplained

Gregory J. Feist presents an overview of the emerging subdiscipline.

The psychology of scientific thought and behaviour

Structure of the BPS; siblings and mental illness; altruism; austerity; denial of impending catastrophe; and more 


Letters, December 2013

President’s column; internet research ethics guidance; influencing NICE consultations; and more


Society, December 2013

the usual mix of books and other media reviews, including Future Bright: A Transforming Vision of Human Intelligence by Michael E. Martinez, Jan Diederen’s documentary Synchronicity: Meaningful Coincidences and BBC Four’s The Dark Matter of Love.


Reviews, December 2013

Declaration of Helsinki; Maudsley Debate; self-harm clinical guidelines; educational psychology service provision; event repoerts; and more


News, December 2013

The Psychologist, December 2013

Mark Burton, joint winner of the Society’s 2013 Award for Promoting Equality of Opportunity, provides an action framework for responding to contemporary crises.

A renewal of ethics

Helen Fisher explores links between childhood maltreatment and adult psychosis.

Mind the gap – pathways to psychosis

Big Picture: The Sleep Paralysis Project

Fellow of the Society for her work on the dissemination of psychological knowledge, and a former Editor of The Psychologist

One on one... with Maryon Tysoe

Sarah Chaney looks at how late 19th-century psychiatry interpreted and explained self-mutilation.


Looking Back: An emotional but ill-ruled machine

Scott Cole with the latest in our series for budding writers.

New Voices: Imagining our future...and changing it

We talk to Peter Mitchell about teaching psychology in Malaysia; and to Lucy Standing on the working options for occupational psychologists, and on her role as a social entrepreneur

Careers: Out in the tropics

Richard Byrne tells Lance Workman about his work with apes and elephants.

Interview: Out of Africa

Christopher Griffiths and Jacqueline Sin offer support for the brothers and sisters of people affected by mental illness.

Rethinking siblings and mental illness

President’s column; Book Awards 2013; engaging with politics in Northern Ireland; communicating psychology to the public through dance; Division of Health Psychology awards; and more


Society, November 2013

the usual mix of book reviews and other media reviews, including a review of the ‘Thinking with the Body’ exhibition at the Wellcome Collection.


Reviews, November 2013

best practice research recommendations; dementia screening; BRAIN Initiative; video games and violence; reports from the BPS/British Association Lecture, CogDev 2013, Division of Health Psychology conference; and more


News, November 2013

responses to austerity; work capacity assessments; psychology graduate job market; anorexia and autism; and more

Letters, November 2013

The Psychologist, November 2013

Christopher C. French navigates the outer limits as he considers how psychologists should respond to extraordinary claims. And listen to our interview with Chris.

Searching for superhuman

Catriona Morrison (University of Leeds) talks to mnemonists and those in the field as she considers whether it’s a blessing or curse.

Interview: Would you want a super memory?

Tom Farsides considers whether there is such a thing and its potential cost. Plus, listen to an audio interview with Tom.

The super-altruists

Josh P. Davis, Ashok Jansari and Karen Lander investigate super-recognisers in the police and the general public.

I never forget a face!

Christian Jarrett gets to grips with cyborg technology.

The age of the superhuman

Jennifer E. Drake and Ellen Winner consider the significance of exceptional drawing skills in childhood.

Who will become a super artist?

Research Digest 'Super Week'

Text by Robin S. Rosenberg, picture by Peter Tangen from the Real Life Superheroes Project. 

Big Picture: Meet the real-life superheroes

Ian Florance talks to Dr Rhonda Cohen, Head of the London Sport Institute at Middlesex University

‘In sport, 90 per cent of what you do is psychological'

Emeritus Professor of Clinical Psychology, Keele University, and winner of the Society’s Lifetime Achievement Award

One on one... with Chris Cullen

Kieran McNally looks at psychology, schizophrenia, and the making of a modern concept.

Looking Back: Treasures of knowledge

Lara Warmelink with the latest in our series for budding writers.

New Voices: Detecting lies about intentions

President’s column;  Presidents’ Award 2013 for Tim Dalgleish; Self-help books on prescription; AllTrials Campaign; and more


Society, October 2013

The usual mix of books and other media reviews, including a review of Robin Rosenberg’s book Our Superheroes, Ourselves.


Reviews, October 2013

Decline in psychotherapy; the happy mirror; a school with a difference; children’s sedentary lifestyles; police super-recognisers


News, October 2013

‘Psychological responsibility’; thoughts on the DSM-5 debate; assistant psychologists; clinical training; male suicide; and more

Letters, October 2013

The Psychologist, October 2013

Are ‘these troubled times’ having an impact on how you research, teach or practise psychology? We asked, you responded, opening with the Committee of the Society’s Community Psychology Section.

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