The Psychologist, May 2021
Living with cancer
Living with cancer
Living with cancer
A collection of pieces from our May issue.
Inclusion at school
A letter from our May issue, from John Gott.
From the Editor, May 2021
Dr Jon Sutton introduces the issue.
‘I can’t remove every obstacle that myeloma patients will face… but I can provide support’
Sarah Dempsey on work as a Myeloma Information Specialist at Myeloma UK.
Queer love and an appetite for self-destruction
Justine, directed by Jamie Patterson, is on Curzon Home Cinema. Reviewed by Georgina Gnan.
How to train your senses
Emma Young digests the research.
What’s changed for you?
A letter from our May issue.
Recruitment guidance
Responses to our March feature.
From the President, May 2021
The latest from Dr Hazel McLaughlin.
Anna Freud Centre news
Ella Rhodes reports.
Five minutes with… Dr Vuokko Wallace
Ella Rhodes hears about oesophageal atresia.
Respiratory group
Ella Rhodes reports on European Respiratory Society initiative.
Understanding the Covid decade
New British Academy report, and interview with Dr Rowena Hill.
Algorithms of oppression
Coded Bias, directed by Shalini Kantayya, reviewed by Joh Foster.
The failed ambitions of a generation
Professor Carolyn Mair, a psychologist working as a consultant in the fashion industry and Fellow of the British Psychological Society, in conversation with Paul Anthony Morris, Artistic Director of Crying in the Wilderness Productions.
‘I focus on the iceberg below the waterline'
Ian Florance talked to Amanda Gatherer, Chief Psychologist at Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust, who also works as a Consultant Clinical Psychologist with elite athletes.
Beyond borders in applied psychology
Nick Hammond and Nikki Palmer ask whether we are united by commonality, or divided by difference.
‘Filtering down psychological thinking into cancer care: that’s how we make a difference’
Sahil Suleman is a consultant clinical psychologist and lead for Macmillan Cancer Psychological Support team at St George’s Hospital in London. Our editor Jon Sutton caught up with him from lockdown…
‘We’re all fighting the same battle, with different journeys’
Kate Fulton, working within Maggie’s, and Rachel Trimmer working within The Royal Marsden, both clinical psychologists, share their experiences of cross-sector working on cancer care.
Banishing toxicity at work
'Toxic: A guide to rebuilding respect and tolerance in a hostile workplace' (Bloomsbury Business; £14), by Clive Lewis. Reviewed by Emily Hutchinson.
Putting autistic children at the centre
Avoiding Anxiety in Autistic Children: A Guide for Autistic Wellbeing (John Murray Press; £10.99), by Luke Beardon; reviewed by Maria Ashworth, Kana Umagami, Danae Malyan and Amber Pryke-Hobbes.
My chemical romance
Ginny Smith picks out six chemicals from her new book 'Overloaded: How Every Aspect of your Life is Influenced by your Brain Chemicals' (Bloomsbury Sigma).
‘Psychology is a young subject… even early in your career, you can contribute to its development’
Ian Florance hears about Assistant Psychologist roles and more from Liam Myles.
Francis Huxley and the human condition
Ron Roberts and Theodor Itten.
One on one... with Dr Mohammadrasool Yadegarfard
We dip into the Society member database and pick out Dr Mohammadrasool Yadegarfard, counselling psychologist at Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust. With online extras.
Stories of family love
‘We are family: What really matters for parents and children’ by Professor Susan Golombok is published by Scribe. Deputy Editor Annie Brookman-Byrne and PhD student Laura Cox asked Susan about the book.
‘You should be over cancer by now’
Cordelia Galgut on living with the long-term effects of cancer.
‘Cognitive control can improve the quality of life of women with breast cancer’
Nazanin Derakhshan is a Professor of Experimental Psychopathology at Birkbeck, University of London and founder of the Birkbeck Integrative Centre for Building Resilience in Breast Cancer. Delia Ciobotaru met her.