The Psychologist, December 2019

‘Big Brain Revolution: Artificial Intelligence – Spy or Saviour?’ (Austin Macauley Publishers) by Michelle Tempest, reviewed by Dr Joshua Bourne.

We hear from Natalie Leach, Head of Custodial Psychological Services at Serco.

Editor Jon Sutton introduces a collection on living with allergy and anaphylaxis.

Ella Rhodes speaks to Dr Frances Maratos.

Two new forums for British Psychological Society members.

Ella Rhodes reports on the British Psychological Society’s priority for 2020, voted for at the Senate.

Emma Young digests the research to suggest five ways to raise the resilient child, then we bring you our top content from the archive on resilience.

Ian Florance interviews Paul Grantham, Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Founder/ Director of SDS Seminars.

The Guilty Feminist: From our Noble Goals to our Worst Hypocrisies by Deborah Frances-White (Virago Press; £14.99) and Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Created for Men by Caroline Criado Perez (Penguin Random House; £16.99) reviewed by Annie Brookman-Byrne, Deputy Editor.

Five children review 'Why Your Parents Are Driving You Up the Wall and What To Do About It' (Penguin) by Dean Burnett.

'Possessed: Why We Want More Than We Need' by Bruce Hood (Allen Lane; £20) reviewed by David Robson.

Susan Cousins works in equality, diversity and inclusion at Cardiff University, and is the author of 'Overcoming Everyday Racism: Building Resilience and Wellbeing in the Face of Discrimination and Microaggressions' (Jessica Kingsley Publishers). Annie Brookman-Byrne asked Susan about her book.

TV: BoJack Horseman: Season 6 – Part 1, Netflix; Reviewed by Laura Oxley.

Radio: The Science of Addiction, BBC Radio 4; reviewed by Kate Johnstone.

'The Day Shall Come', a film directed by Chris Morris; reviewed by Beth McManus.

Hayley Gains visits the new exhibition from the Wellcome Collection.

Gemma Hall with a letter from our December edition.

Sarb Bajwa writes.

Simon Brampton writes.

Jill Ruddock responds to our recent coverage of retirement.

Dr Kate Redman writes.

Siobhan Quinn writes.

Richard Boston with a letter from our December issue.

An appreciation of the British Psychological Society's President 2012-2013.

Michael Smith meets Brian Hughes to hear about his new book on The Psychology of Brexit.

Professor Francesca Happé wins the British Psychological Society Presidents' Award. Ella Rhodes speaks to her.

Ernesto Spinelli, a winner of the Society’s Award for Distinguished Contribution to Practice, on what it’s like to be an existential therapist.

Béré Mahoney, Eleanor Bradley, Elaine Walklet and Steve O’Hickey on the hidden psychological challenges of living with anaphylaxis in adulthood.

Rebecca Knibb considers efforts to reduce the psychological impact of food allergy.

Audrey DunnGalvin considers the impact of severe food allergy on the quality of life and development of children and adolescents.

Khadj Rouf and Kathryn Evans reflect on the challenges of parenting children with severe allergies.

Ella Rhodes reports from a British Psychological Society Division of Occupational Psychology and Society of Occupational Medicine conference on remote and flexible working.

We dip into the Society member database and pick… Asweeni Jansdin Raj, an Assistant Psychologist at The Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust.

Jonathon Rutherford on the atrocity of mental health care in the early 19th century.

Nadine Lavan, winner of the British Psychological Society’s Award for Outstanding Contributions through Doctoral Research, on voice perception.

Aaron Howard, an Assistant Psychologist, finds that Joker is uncomfortable yet progressive in its depiction of the realities of mental health.