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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.
View resultThe 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.
View resultHugs on the horizon: the psychology of why we are craving physical contact with loved ones
10 May 2021
With lockdown and social distancing regulations easing, we spoke to some expert members to understand just why the lack of physical touch has been so hard for some, and what to expect now hugs are on the horizon.
- Neuropsychology
- Social and behavioural
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
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
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
Retracted: A meta-analysis and theoretical critique of oxytocin and psychosis: Prospects for attachment and compassion in promoting recovery
21-02-2014
- Andrew Gumley
- Christine Braehler
- Angus Macbeth
Exploring nonverbal synchrony in borderline personality disorder: A double-blind placebo-controlled study using oxytocin
27-11-2019
- Fabian Ramseyer
- Andreas Ebert
- Patrik Roser
- Marc‐Andreas Edel
- Wolfgang Tschacher
- Martin Brüne
Data extraction and statistical errors: A quantitative critique of Gumley, Braehler, and Macbeth (2014)
20-02-2017
- Donald R. Williams
- Paul‐Christian Bürkner
Retraction
10-04-2017
The widening scope of mentalizing: A discussion
15-02-2011
- Peter Fonagy
- Anthony Bateman
- Alexandra Bateman
Attachment and compassion-threat: Influence of a secure attachment-prime
13-07-2019
- Sarah Baldwin
- Siavash Bandarian‐Balooch
- Rebecca Adams
Chronic pain relief after receiving affective touch: A single case report
28-04-2023
- Larissa L. Meijer
- Carla Ruis
- Maarten J. Smagt
- H. Chris Dijkerman
Do therapeutic imagery practices affect physiological and emotional indicators of threat in high self-critics?
28-10-2014
- Joana Duarte
- Kirsten McEwan
- Christopher Barnes
- Paul Gilbert
- Frances A. Maratos
Mentalizing, motivation, and social mentalities: Theoretical considerations and implications for psychotherapy
15-02-2011
- Giovanni Liotti
- Paul Gilbert
The association between testosterone and unethical behaviours, and the moderating role of intrasexual competition
07-08-2021
- Marcelo Vinhal Nepomuceno
- Eric Stenstrom
Emotional response to a therapeutic technique: The social Broad Minded Affective Coping
20-04-2016
- Natasha Holden
- James Kelly
- Mary Welford
- Peter J. Taylor
Compassion Focused Group Psychotherapy for attachment and relational trauma: Engaging people with a diagnosis of personality disorder
02-02-2024
- Kate Lucre
- Fiona Ashworth
- Alex Copello
- Chris Jones
- Paul Gilbert
The role of bodily experiences during pregnancy on mother and infant outcomes
19-05-2024
- Lydia Beatrice Munns
- Catherine Preston