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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…

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Our editor Jon Sutton meets Marcus Munafò, winner of the British Psychological Society’s Presidents’ Award, Professor of Biological Psychology at the University of Bristol, and a key player in the debate over replication and open science.

‘There’s this conspiracy of silence around how science really works’

Clinical psychologist Dr Rachel Happer on her role as Head of the National Confidential Forum.

‘This is about their truth’

Sally Marlow and Hilary Brodsky review 'Gin for Breakfast' at the Tristan Bates Theatre. 

A safe space for tough topics

Basma Alharthy visits an exhibition at the Barbican Art Gallery.

Basquiat – ‘hauntingly relevant to today’s world’

Featured Job: Research and Product Development Director with 10x Psychometrics

Can both fiction and non-fiction restore it?

What to read… if you’re losing faith in humanity 

iGen – science or advertisement? 

Paul Moloney reviews 'The Masses are the Ruling Classes' by William Epstein.

Deserves a wide readership

Interdisciplinary funding opportunity

Ella Rhodes reports from the British Psychological Society's seventh annual Stories of Psychology event.

The women who made psychology

Turing Fellowships for psychologists

A Nobel nudge

Ella Rhodes reports from an event of the British Psychological Society's Crisis, Disaster and Trauma Psychology Section.

Child victims of war and disaster

Dr Pamela M. Kenealy AFBPsS (1952–2017)

The Chair of the British Psychological Society's Expert Witness Advisory Group writes. 

Supporting expert witnesses 

Questions asked by those working with them.

Clinical guideline confusion

Ins and outs of stereotyping

Failure of ruling elites

Women drivers

Mallory Wober responds to recent coverage. 

The positives of boarding schools

President’s Letter, December 2017

Car-dependency – built in to the system?

A police officer and member of the British Psychological Society writes.

Responding to first responders

Should elite performance come second?

Hugo Maximillian Metcalfe and Alex Smith write.

Hearing the hidden hashtags

‘As public intellectuals, it is possible to be both polite and radical’

Jan Noyes on Conwy Lloyd Morgan, the first psychologist to become a Fellow of the Royal Society.

‘…constantly at work  in the laboratory of  my own mind’

L is for… Loneliness

Elena Lemonaki and Patrick Leman consider overt and insidious forms of sexism.

Nasty or nice?

Professor Theresa Gannon (University of Kent) on her journey to impact. As told to our journalist Ella Rhodes.

‘There was no standardised treatment for people who set deliberate fires'

Craig A. Harper believes the road to (political) hell is paved with good intentions…

The coddling campus

Dr Jo Wilson, Essex Partnership University NHS Trust, reports from 'Creativity in co-production' at the King's Centre in Norwich.

Eliminating the false divide

Dr Emily David watches Louis Theroux's 'Talking to Anorexia'.

Life consuming

Tanya Bhayani reports from the Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival.

Diving into something new

Nadia Craddock reads 'Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body', by Roxane Gay, published by Corsair.


The body as a barrier

A conversation across the Atlantic, between Dr Tony Rousmaniere and Professor Miranda Wolpert.

Talking failure in therapy and beyond

The Psychologist, December 2017

At the 2017 Latitude Festival in Suffolk, our editor Dr Jon Sutton introduced Professor Stephen D. Reicher in the Wellcome Trust Arena. This is an edited transcript.

The rules of unruliness

Featured job: Behavioural Consultant with Stamford Associates

President’s Letter, November 2017

Martin Gemmell on educational psychology north of the border.

Distinctively Scottish

Alexandra Pentaraki responds to our online piece.

Reducing drop-out rates in online degrees

Female boxers and mental health

A response to our ethics debate in the September issue.

Morally indefensible research? 

Carole Allan's appreciation for the British Psychological Society's retiring Chief Executive.

‘Always cheerful and positive’

Positive steps to wellbeing after stroke

New from Routledge is 'Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, The International Handbook'. With 626 pages in 43 chapters from 18 different countries, it was a mammoth undertaking for editors Barbara A. Wilson, Jill Winegardner, Caroline M. van Heugten and Tamara Ownsworth. Here, they outline some of the challenges.

From witch doctors to sophisticated science

Claire Harris reviews High Tide, Low Tide: The Caring Friend’s Guide to Bipolar Disorder, by Martin Baker & Fran Houston (Nordland; Pb £12.99)

Feel part of a unique friendship

Lisa Grünwald reads 'My Psychosis Story' by Emmanuel Owusu (AuthorHouseUK; Pb £29.99).

Retaining a sense of hope

Stacey A. Bedwell reviews The One Memory of Flora Banks, by Emily Barr (Penguin; Pb £7.99)

With a mystery and a positive message 

Khadj Rouf on the 'tough read' that is The Incest Diary, an anonymous offering published by Bloomsbury.

Trapped in a place of torture

Craig Harper reviews 'Post-Truth: How Bullshit Conquered the World', by James Ball (Biteback; Pb £9.99).

We’re all part of the problem

We talk to Megan Hine about her book 'Mind of a Survivor', and what wilderness survival might tell us about coping and self-reliance.   

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