The Psychologist, January 2018
Rethinking addiction
Rethinking addiction
M is for… Mundane
The Psychologist A to Z continues.
East meets West at the edge of the ocean
Lucas Richert on the Esalen Institute, pioneer of the human potential movement.
Understated and rewarding
Richard Cheston watches Marjorie Prime, a science-fiction film written and directed by Michael Almereyda.
Deeply murky waters
Andrew Silke visits the 'Age of Terror: Art since 9/11' exhibition at the Imperial War Museum.
‘Adventure is an important part of being human’
Jon Sutton hears from Eric Brymer about a new book, 'Phenomenology and the Extreme Sport Experience'.
Keeping up to date
Stacey A. Bedwell reviews Human Neuroanatomy (2nd edn), by James R. Augustine (Wiley; Hb £104.00)
Some very interesting questions
Niall James Holohan reviews 'Why Buddhism Is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment' (Robert Wright Simon & Schuster; Hb £20.00).
Seeing is believing
Professor Richard Wiseman reviews 'The Oxford Compendium of Visual Illusions'.
‘Surely there’s room for more diverse approaches in our discipline’
Ian Florance interviewed Saniya Rizvi about her journey into counselling psychology… and possibly beyond.
‘See the great picture, and don’t get lost in the daily tasks’
Telmo Mourinho Baptista, President of the European Federation of Psychologists’ Associations
‘People need a period of stability, otherwise they may actively resist beneficial change’
From compassion fatigue and burnout to resilience – Gail Kinman takes Lance Workman through her work as an occupational health psychologist.
‘Let’s confront the challenge of addiction together’
Caomhán McGlinchey with a personal take on problematic drinking and his route out of it.
Rethinking addiction
Nick Heather challenges the brain disease model.
Why emotional experiences get better with age
Gloria Luong goes in pursuit of happiness.
High-flying award
Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Aeronautical Society for Robert Bor.
Changing behaviours
New reports from the British Psychological Society. Ella Rhodes reports.
A new age for psychology?
Ella Rhodes reports on developments in the 'replication debate'.
Nicholas James Moffat (1952–2017)
An appreciation.
Positive effects of supervision
Matt Hudson writes.
Suicidality – what is ‘help’?
John Raven writes.
President’s letter January 2018
The latest from Nicola Gale.
Coalition on male issues
Ben Hine on the Men and Boys Coalition.
Trauma knows no boundaries
Dr Noreen Tehrani writes on behalf of the British Psychological Society's Crisis, Disaster and Trauma Psychology Section.
The thwarted genius within
Chartered Psychologist Nancy Doyle on her input to BBC Two's 'Employable Me'.
'I did something difficult and courageous in writing the book'
We speak to Sathnam Sanghera, author of The Boy With The Topknot, a touching, humorous and emotional rites-of-passage memoir about a second generation Indian growing up in Britain, and the mental health secrets he discovers in his family.
Behind the scenes of psychology
Jon Sutton reports from the British Psychological Society’s Psychology4Students 2017 event, held in Nottingham.
Man and woman intertwined
'Professor Marston and the Wonder Women', reviewed by George Sik.
Bringing the healthy workplace into the heart of government
Our journalist Ella Rhodes reports from the launch of a British Psychological Society report launch at the Houses of Parliament.
John Booth Davies 1944-2017
A tribute from Derek Heim and Douglas Cameron.
Tackling sexual violence at universities
Graham Towl argues for urgent action.