The Psychologist, May 2008

Miles Thomas with a call to professional arms on a topic that many of us find of personal interest.

Joanna Blake and Nicholas Maiese on the links with language and cognitive development in this 2008 article.

Melanie Gunning examines maternal anxiety in pregnancy.

In her Presidents’ Award Lecture at the Annual Conference, Susan E. Gathercole looked at identifying and supporting children with poor working memory

Janina Szyndler on working in Australia; and Jamie Macniven on life as a clinical neuropsychologist.

Paul W. Eastwick and Eli J. Finkel argue that this unusual data collection technique is high in external and internal validity.

Emily Pryce-Jenkins and Tanya Woolf look at how an intermediate psychological service can stop clients falling through the net.

Hugh Gault on John Thomas Perceval, a pioneer whose work for the mental health advocacy movement led to lasting improvements in mental health care.

Professor of Psychology at Royal Holloway, University of London. Includes online bonus questions.

Including compulsory treatment, anger, happiness, co-operation, and Zimbardo in the Media page.

Including parapsychological investigations, altruism, psycholinguistics and more (including web-only extras).

Including ABA, more views on the redesign, and a debate on whether psychologists should do more to tackle the reoffending crisis.

Including President's column, an Honorary Fellowship for Professor David Canter, and a new equality and diversity plan.