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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

Tony Beech, co-editor of 'The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of Forensic Neuroscience', tells us how the book grew in the making.

‘Offenders process information differently from non-offenders’ 

A vacancy with South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (SEPT).

Featured job: Support worker

Boardroom imbalance

Political psychology needs you! 

Homeless service looks to psychology

Paws for court

Words by Karen Rodham (University of Staffordshire). 

Big Picture: Portraits of pain

Finding a way back

United Nations may recommend PEACE approach

We hear about the drive for a British Psychological Society Defence and Security Section.

5 minutes with... Karen Carr 

Sexual violence at university

Orthorexia – slipping through the net?

‘Good enough’ for psychologist parents

Maladaptive daydreaming

The case for Defence and Security

Making educational psychology more visible

Migratory grief?

President’s letter, December 2016

The discussion on clinicians with mental health difficulties continues in our December edition.

Gaining momentum for honesty

Book reviews, December 2016

From the Research Digest, December 2016

Louisa Lawrie and Louise H. Phillips on how we process emotions in ourselves and others as we age.

A maturing picture of emotion

Emily J.H. Jones and Mark H. Johnson make the case for investment in early intervention for neurodevelopmental disorders.

A revolution for the at-risk

Gina Rippon asks why plastic brains aren’t breaking through glass ceilings.

The trouble with girls?

Tom St Quinton looks at the classic theory and alternatives in the latest 'New voices'.

Planned behaviour – stagnation or evolution?

In their 'Opinion' piece, Sergio Della Sala and Roberto Cubelli argue that NHS ethics committees hamper ethics.

Entangled in an ethical maze 

We sent Debbie Gordon, Assistant to the Managing Editor and who has been diagnosed with dyslexia, to talk to Professor Rod Nicolson about his approach.

‘Find your dyslexic people and nurture them’ 

Megan Prowse presents her personal reflections on overseas placements.

A cautionary tale

Thomas Campbell on mental health and volunteering in Sri Lanka.

Beyond ‘voluntourism’

‘The best projects can be serendipitous’ 

A tribute from Nicky Elliman, Pauline Jas and Olga van den Akker.

Michael William Green 1964-2016

Ella Rhodes reports on success for psychologists.

New Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences

An appreciation of the Emeritus Professor from Ulster University.

Peter Weinreich 1939-2016

Novelist Alex Pheby on why Daniel Paul Schreber's Memoirs are important and useful.

Schreber the plaything

The Psychologist, December 2016

A new approach at the British Psychological Society.

Changes to professional development

Our editor Jon Sutton meets Jonathan Haidt.

'We have to bust up the orthodoxy'

Jan Smith explores her journey from postdoctoral researcher to Trainee Health Psychologist with NHS Education for Scotland and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde; with a 2024 update as Lecturer in Psychology at Glasgow Caledonian University.

Health psychologist in the making… and beyond

Book reviews, November 2016

Three research assistants explore academic life and support networks.

Finding our voice  

Words by Steph Singer and Clare Jonas; image by John Watts.

Big Picture: BitterSuite symphony

Ian Florance talks to Lynda Gratton, Professor of Management Practice at London Business School.

‘I still see myself as a psychologist’

Szonya Durant with a primer on eye tracking.

A window to the soul and psyche?

Pamela Jacobsen considers a metaphor in a horror film (warning: contains plot details).

Eye on Fiction: The Babadook and maternal depression 

Roger Luckhurst on ‘zombie psychology’.

Life and death at the limits

Ella Rhodes speaks to psychologists in an attempt to understand the widespread and persistent nature of apparently irrational beliefs.

The everyday magic of superstition

From the Research Digest, November 2016

Emeritus Professor of Applied Psychology at the University of Aberdeen.

5 minutes with... Rhona Flin

Human Library reveals hidden lives

Reporting on prejudice and crime

Helping the Air Force battle violence

Exploring the unique needs of asylum-seekers and refugees

British Psychological Society Vice President Professor Jamie Hacker Hughes' letter from the November 2016 edition.

Experiencing what clients experience

Sylvia Downs (1926–2016)

Deanne Jade responds to the October 'New voices' piece.

Dealing with eating disorders

Adults with autism in the criminal justice system

President’s letter, November 2016

Online psychological support for students

Holly Kahya on how yogic breathing could enhance psychological practice, in the latest in our series for budding writers.

New voices: One small, quiet act

‘Try to be fearless', advises the Chair of the British Psychological Society's Division of Counselling Psychology.

One on one… with Dr Maureen McIntosh

Scholars are finding that medieval science – in various fields – is more sophisticated than previously thought. Corinne Saunders and Charles Fernyhough show that psychology is no exception.

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