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      How being kind benefits us psychologically

      The theme of this year's Mental Health Awareness Week was "kindness". But being kind to others, and to ourselves, can be good for our psychological wellbeing all year round.

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      The restorative power of a healing birth

      To mark Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week, this blog covers Taryn's experiences of childbirth and the care she received from midwives and psychologists.

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          When the cuddle hormone turns nasty – oxytocin linked with violent intentions

          30 July 2014

          A new study has shown that that for people who typically use aggression to keep hold of their romantic partners, stress and increased oxytocin can result in violence.

          • Social and behavioural

        • Looking back: Freud, the libido and oxytocin

          17 August 2014

          Ian Fairholm and Alex Lench are prompted by Freud’s early work to seek an ambitious marriage of psychoanalysis and neurobiology.

          • History and philosophy
        • Stress eruption

          A social ‘Viagra’ for shy people?

          22 December 2005

          Could a dose of oxytocin be useful as a solution for people who regularly suffer from stress and anxiety in social situations?

          • Social and behavioural

        • Motherhood, raw and unfiltered

          09 June 2017

          Udita Iyengar reports from 'Oxytocin: Birthing the World', at the Royal College of Art.

          • Children, young people and families
        • Child hiding their face

          Childhood neglect leaves its mark

          24 November 2005

          Research from the US suggests that childhood neglect leads to changes in our hormonal responses as children in a way that can have a lasting effect on our development.

          • Children, young people and families
          • Developmental

        • Interview with Marinus van IJzendoorn

          02 February 2014

          Marinus van IJzendoorn met Jon Sutton at the European Congress of Psychology and talked about his research on differential susceptibility in child development.

          • Children, young people and families

        • My chemical romance

          18 March 2021

          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).

          • Brain
        • Feed your brain

          Link Feast

          26 September 2015

          Our editor’s pick of the week’s 10 best psychology and neuroscience links.

          • Research

        • The chemical brain

          12 August 2007

          Our journalist Christian Jarrett talks to people working at the forefront of neurochemical research.

          • BPS updates
          • Neuropsychology
        • Feed your brain

          Link Feast

          18 April 2015

          Our pick of this week’s 10 best psychology and neuroscience links.

          • Research
        • A collection of newspapers

          Extras

          07 July 2009

          Eye-catching studies that didn’t make the final cut.

          • BPS updates

        • Anorexia nervosa - on the autistic spectrum?

          27 September 2013

          Clare Allely wonders whether the parallels might lead to novel therapy

          • Autism
          • Research