The Psychologist, April 2018

The Female Mind: A User’s Guide by Kathryn Abel & Rosalind Ramsay (Eds.) (RCPsych Publications; Pb £13.99) Reviewed by Louise Beaton

We spoke to Caroline Elton about her new book 'Also Human: The Inner Lives of Doctors' (William Heinemann).

Ella Rhodes reports.

Mohamed Gamal el-Din Abdelaal Khougali argues that Western psychology has much to gain by abandoning its largely Eurocentric view.

The Psychologist A to Z continues.

Sally Marlow goes to an unusual gig.

Violent Child, Desperate Parents, on Channel 5.

An intriguing interdisciplinary project.

Jon Sutton listens to The Adam Buxton Podcast, along with his new BBC Radio 4 offering You’re Doing It Wrong. Plus a Q+A with Adam, and a selection from his conversation with Michael Lewis about Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky.

'Before You Know It: The Unconscious Reasons We Do What We Do' by John Bargh (William Heinemann; Hb £20.00). Reviewed by Tom Stafford.

'Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress' by Steven Pinker (Allen Lane; Hb £25.00); reviewed by Niall James.

'Captives of War: British Prisoners of War in Europe in the Second World War' by Clare Makepeace (Cambridge University Press; Hb £31.99). Reviewed by Jamie Hacker Hughes.

'How the Child’s Mind Develops' (3rd edn) by David Cohen (Routledge; Pb £19.99) reviewed by Anita Cleare.

Distinguished Professor of Behavioural Addiction, International Gaming Research Unit, Psychology Department, Nottingham Trent University.

'On the Other Hand: Left Hand, Right Brain, Mental Disorder, and History' by Howard I. Kushner (Johns Hopkins University Press; Hb £20.00) reviewed by Adrian C. Brock.

Ella Rhodes reports on new British Psychological Society guidelines.

Major award and funding for VR researcher. Ella Rhodes poses the questions.

Grant for team from the Universities of Chester and Edinburgh.

Ella Rhodes reports; plus an update.

Ella Rhodes speaks to Alex Clarke and Nichola Rumsey about a new special interest group in the field of aesthetic plastic surgery.

An appreciation from colleagues.

Richard Passingham with an appreciation.

The latest from Nicola Gale.

Nicholas Emler responds to an article in our March edition.

Hugo Maximillian Metcalfe writes.

"Living in a geographically sparse landscape creates a challenge for developing an equitable psychology service".

Our editor Jon Sutton dips into a new series from Routledge, 'The Psychology of Everything'. With links to extracts, plus an update on the second and third batch of titles.

British Psychological Society members call for support in defending the pensions of university staff; Society representatives respond.

A special feature.

Clare Makepeace on the use of Civil Resettlement Units and their possible lessons for today.

Claire Elliott considers the significance of ‘electronic voice phenomena’.

What’s it like to never forget? Jack Dutton investigates ‘highly superior autobiographical memory’.

Ian Florance meets Bianca Neumann-May.

Anna Collard-Scruby on her work as a Senior Human Factors Specialist with NATS, the UK-based air traffic control company, in Prestwick.

Alexandra Tyler meets Beverley Barclay MBE, Director of Clinical Services at the J’s Hospice in Essex, a community hospice caring for young adults with life-limiting conditions.

We are trialling a new scheme to identify and nurture new 'voices in psychology'. Tell us why we need psychology, and what psychology needs, and you could be part of it. Updated for 2019.

An appreciation from Dr Gloria Babiker.