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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

Dr Jon Sutton introduces the December 2021 issue.

The uncanny

… with the Risk Management Authority (RMA).

Featured Job: Independent Accredited Risk Assessors

Carmel Jacob-Thomson with a professional and personal reflection on the words used to talk to and about Care Experienced Children and Young People.

Changing the language of care

Covid-19 is ‘tip of the iceberg’ for mental health problems in children

Report warns on rising child suicide in England

Psychologists win Leverhulme prizes

BPS criticises cut to Universal Credit

Ella Rhodes with BPS award announcements.

Early psychosis detection, ‘geeking out’ and books

Ed Keogh on his involvement in a public engagement project.

An exploration of pain science and art

Kate Johnstone on 'A Show for Normal People' and 'Alma's Not Normal'.

The new normal

Priya Ahmed watches the Netflix sensation, 'Squid Game'.

Zimbardo and Milgram’s tentacles reach out

Dr Drusilla Joseph reviews 'Scenes from a Marriage' on Sky Atlantic. 

Rooms with a view on coupledom

James Bane 1970-2021

Hetashi Bawa and Sharon-Lin Harwood write.

Power and payment in Psychology mentoring

Disability and driving in clinical psychology

Simon Gibbs comments on terminology in recent Society member communication.

Members or customers?

Responses to Steve Taylor's cover feature from the November issue. 

Psychology’s role in preventing pathocracy

Early in the pandemic, there was a rapid shift in the pace of research.

Developments in psychology’s Covid research

A tribute from Dominic Abrams and Diane Houston.

Geoffrey Stephenson 1939-2021

A tribute from Diana Harcourt, Amy Slater and Chris Pawson.

Emma Halliwell 1973-2021

'The teacher and the teenage brain', by John Coleman, is published by Routledge. Annie Brookman-Byrne asks the questions.

‘Adolescence is one of the most fascinating stages of human development’ 

'I Ride Tsunami' by Arthur P. Johnson (Independent Publisher Network; £6.99), reviewed by Rosie Chandler-Wilde.

Going analogue

'The Painful Truth: The new science of why we hurt and how we can heal', by Monty Lyman (Bantam Press; £20), reviewed by Talia Drew.

Uncovering the mystery of pain

Madeleine Pownall and Wendy Stainton Rogers share their journey in writing A Feminist Companion to Social Psychology, published by Open University Press.

The fun in feminism

Ella Rhodes spoke to visiting Professor of Occupational Health Psychology Gail Kinman (Birkbeck, University of London) and Dr Christine Grant, Deputy Head of the School of Psychological, Social and Behavioural Sciences (Coventry University), ahead of their British Psychological Society webinar on ways to make home working a success. 

‘The reality of hybrid working is pretty complex’

Emma L. Barratt hears from researchers understanding our reactions to robotics.

Eroding the uncanny valley

Uncanny Bodies (Luna Press), edited by Pippa Goldschmidt, Gill Haddow and Fadhila Mazanderani, is an anthology of papers and stories by academics and writers. Dr Clare Uytman, psychology lecturer at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, contributed to the book, and spoke to Pippa and Gill about the uncanny in life as well as the uncanny in putting the book together.

The familiar become strange…

Kerenza MacLennan has worked for three and a half years as an Assistant Psychologist at Bradley Complex Care, a specialist hospital near Grimsby. She has recently enrolled on the BPS Qualification in Forensic Psychology (stage 2). Ian Florance heard about her journey so far, and what the future might hold.

You do the hokey cokey and you turn it around…

We dip into the Society member database and pick out…Kelly Dunn, Psychologist and Director/ Co-owner of KEYFORT.

One to one... with Kelly Dunn

Uncanny places

 The same but different: A new reality following limb loss

Our journalist Ella Rhodes uncovers uncanny thoughts and cognitive paradoxes…

‘The uncanny depends on a disruption to the self’ 

Hannah Sherbersky is a family therapist, Co-Director of the Systemic Portfolio and lecturer at the University of Exeter. Tony Wainwright heard about her work, and her father’s book on being an apartheid prisoner.

A family story

Lauren McGregor questions whether neurodevelopmental labels overshadow a fuller picture based on formulation.

Diagnosis – only part of the picture

The Psychologist, December 2021

Editorial, November 2021

Ella Rhodes reports on innovative efforts.

Crowdsourcing equality

Expert witness best practice

Ella Rhodes reports from a conference hosted by the Recreational Fear Lab in Denmark exploring why so many people enjoy scaring themselves silly…

The sweet spot of fear

Ella Rhodes reports on the Youth LIVES project.

Young people to help citizen science project

Ella Rhodes reports on a new British Psychological Society report.

Supporting the journey of recovery

The British Psychological Society undergraduate student group has, for the first time, introduced an Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Lead onto its committee. Ella Rhodes spoke to Felix Nbebele about what he hopes to achieve during his time in the group, as well as the new Chair of the committee Aiko Leung. 

Inclusive goals for student community 

Ella Rhodes hears from Professor Marcus Munafò about a UK Repro funding boost.

‘We’re changing the behaviour of researchers and institutions…’

'Where the River Meets the Sea' by Sergio Roveri at the Bridewell Theatre in London, reviewed by Aisha Walker.

A lifesaving conversation

Chris Cocking, social psychologist and crowd behaviour expert at the University of Brighton, and Kate Johnstone, associate editor for Culture, consider their first live music experiences in the post-pandemic environment.

A collective experience of joy and harmony

Derrière Les Fronts by Alexandra Dols, reviewed by Dr Alan Kessedjian.

Looking beyond the surface

Dr Jessica Taylor responds to an article from our October edition.

Trauma cannot be quantified

Inspiring students of the future

British Psychological Society President Katherine Carpenter writes alongside the two other candidates, Carl Harris and Peter Branney.

Working together

Responses to the October article from Dr Annie Hickox.

Understanding Depression: Opportunity rather than threat?

Dr Gilad Chen is the Robert H. Smith Chair in Organizational Behavior at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.
Ingrid Covington asks the questions.

‘How individuals impact the place – not just how the place impacts the individuals’ 

Alex Haslam is Professor of Social and Organizational Psychology and Australian Laureate Fellow at the University of Queensland. He studies group and identity processes in organisations, societies and the clinical context.
Ingrid Covington asks the questions.

‘Open your eyes to collective dimensions’

Ans DeVos is Professor of Antwerp Management School at the University of Antwerp. Ingrid Covington asks the questions.

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