The Psychologist, June 2024
Public health, training in later life, colonial legacies and much more.
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Public health, training in later life, colonial legacies and much more.
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Editorial, June 2024
Our editor, Dr Jon Sutton, introduces the issue.
'…young people caught in the middle of a stormy social discourse…'
Ella Rhodes reports as the British Psychological Society respond to the Cass Review.
‘We are urging all political parties to prioritise mental health’
BPS President-Elect says it was concerning that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak appeared to be minimising the mental health challenges people in the UK were facing, and their impact.
Psychology and arts practice research
Ella Rhodes reports.
'They just don't know what to say or do'
A new film from the SHORE-C group at the University of Sussex.
Book publishers launch New Voices Award
Dr Evelyn Carter (pictured) is the first US winner of Little, Brown Book Group's New Voices Award.
Why there’s more to life than happiness
Emma Young digests the research.
Babies’ cries alone don’t convey what they want
New research finds that neither trained participants or AI can distinguish what babies need from the sound of their cries.
‘As a large language model, apathetic students are more likely to use me’
New research from Swansea University takes a look at student use of AI tools, and what can be done to discourage it.
Research change is behaviour change
Marcus Munafò on Registered Reports and more.
Late to the game, or exactly where we should be?
Elena Coria on training as a Psychologist later in life, with contributions from others.
Standing at the midlife threshold
Julie Hannan found herself at an impasse. Then she learned more about liminality…
‘Older people live in a society that doesn’t value them’
Fauzia Khan meets Polly Kaiser, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, to hear about her journey, working with the older adult population, and what needs to change to make services more equitable for them.
‘What is my why?’
Ian Florance interviews Natasha Lord, Chair of the Society’s Faculty of Psychology of Older People (FPOP) and a Consultant Clinical Psychologist.
‘Grimpact’: psychological researchers should do more to prevent widespread harm
Researchers carefully evaluate ethics for study participants, but Alon Zivony argues we need to consider wider guidelines for socially responsible science.
‘We must shift the dial on our society thinking about health policy’
Health Psychologist Professor Maddy Arden, Director of the Centre for Behavioural Science and Applied Psychology at Sheffield Hallam University, chats with Greg Fell, Director of Public Health in Sheffield.
Featured job - Serco Psychological Services
Could you help to turn lives around in prison?
‘The book is to help demystify paranoia‘
Our editor Jon Sutton hears from Professor Daniel Freeman (University of Oxford) about his new book ‘Paranoia‘.
Book reviews, June 2024
Featuring book reviews by Talia Drew, Jennifer Gledhill and Zilong Zhong.
Optimism and health
An extract from 'The Science of Happiness: Seven Lessons for Living Well', by Bruce Hood, with thanks to Simon & Schuster.
‘Psychology has been relatively silent on the question of war support’
Jim Orford tells Jennifer Gledhill how deeply the public support for war can run and how, in order to prevent future conflicts, it is vital that we understand more.
Fixated, obsessive, unwanted and repeated
Dr Rachael Wheatley reviews the Netflix TV show 'Baby Reindeer'.
A factory like no other
Aspa Paltoglou on a Manchester space encouraging creativity across people and their communities, breaking down the divide between audience and artist.
Men: say how you feel! Well, sort of…
Dr John Barry reviews Channel 4's ‘How to Be a Man’ documentary.
Humanising the history
Bernie Graham on an educational programme running in UK schools.
Colonial legacies still reverberate loudly, and disquietingly
Our editor Jon Sutton fires some questions at Peter Barham, author of ‘Outrageous Reason: Madness & Race in Britain and Empire, 1780–2020‘.
‘Liberating’ not ‘oppressive’ over Gaza
Erica Burman, Ian Parker and others write on history, context, identity and standpoint.
Treating ME/CFS and Long Covid
Katherine Langford on the long-term effects of Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome and long covid.
How should psychologists leverage advances in modern technology in their research and or practice?
Bella Prestney's 'best essay' in the Association for the Teaching of Psychology/PsychStix competition, introduced by Professor Patricia Hind, Chair of the British Psychological Society's Education and Training Board.
Facing the fear of public speaking
Assistant psychologist Jasmine Iveson needed to tackle her ‘glossophobia’ in order to thrive in her role, she shares how she did it…
Breaking the cycle of perfectionism
Elizabeth Kaplunov on an event, book and encounter during a personal quest…
Professor Ken Rotenberg 1950-2023
A tribute from Professor Abigail Locke and the School of Psychology at Keele University, and Dr Serena Petrocchi, Università della Svizzera italiana.
Robin Campbell 1942-2024
Andy Tolmie, Chair of the British Psychological Society's Research Board, introduces 'in memorium'.
Dr Kevin Yates 1961-2024
A tribute from Esther Cohen-Tovee, Roger Paxton and Emily Lennie.
John D Davis 1937-2024
A tribute to the British Psychological Society Fellow, from Thomas A Schröder and David A Shapiro.
Dr Stephanie Lorenz 1944-2024
A tribute from Naomi Burgess.
From the archive: Visible difference
Professor Diana Harcourt revisits the June 2008 edition.