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Psychology, Mental Health and Distress

Author: Editorial 9th September 2019 0 Comments

This book has been written by John Cromby, David Harper and Paula Reavey. The publishers say: “What does the word ‘schizophrenia’ mean to you? Perhaps your first thought is of someone with a medical condition that involves some kind of brain…
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abnormal psychology, books, Clients & Patients, David Harper, John Cromby, Paula Reavey, psychiatry, psychology, psychopathology

Video and Filmmaking as Psychotherapy: Research and Practice

Author: Editorial 21st August 2019 0 Comments

This book has been edited by Joshua Cohen, J. Lauren Johnson and Penny Orr. The publishers say: “While film and video has long been used within psychological practice, researchers and practitioners have only just begun to explore the benefits of film and…
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abuse, anthropology, art therapy, books, film-making, J. Lauren Johnson, Joshua Cohen, Penny Orr, psychiatry, psychology, psychotherapy, Research, trauma

‘If the land is sick, you are sick’: An Aboriginal approach to mental health in times of drought

Author: Editorial 15th July 2019 0 Comments

This article in Mosaic has been written by Georgina Kenyon: “A coal truck roars past, stirring up red dust that blows over the famished cattle and sheep lying in grassless paddocks. The carcasses of dead kangaroos lie next to empty water troughs. There is…
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aboriginal, Australia, Culture & Society, ecology, Georgina Kenyon, Mosaic, narrative, psychology, resilience, ritual, solastalgia, yarning

Psychology’s Ghosts: The Crisis in the Profession and the Way Back

Author: Editorial 31st May 2019 0 Comments

This book has been written by Harvard psychologist Jerome Kagan. The publishers say: “Jerome Kagan, a theorist and leading researcher, examines popular practices and assumptions held by many psychologists. He uncovers a variety of problems that, troublingly, are largely ignored by…
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books, Jerome Kagan, measurement, psychiatry, psychology, Research

The Pursuit of Objectivity in Psychology

Author: Editorial 2nd May 2019 1 Comment

This book has been written by Mattias Desmet, a professor at Ghent University in Belgium. The publishers say: “For about a decade, academic psychology finds itself in a crisis. Replication of the vast majority of research findings fails, the field is…
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books, Mattias Desmet, measurement, narrative, objectivity, philosophy of science, psychology, qualitative, quantitative, Research

Social Empathy: The Art of Understanding Others

Author: Editorial 7th December 2018 0 Comments

The publishers say of this book : “Our ability to understand others and help others understand us is essential to our individual and collective well-being. Yet there are many barriers that keep us from walking in the shoes of others: fear, skepticism,…
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Biopsychology, books, Elizabeth Segal, empathy, evolution, interpersonal, neurobiology, neuropsychology, neuroscience, psychology, social empathy, social groups, Social Sciences, social structures, Social Work, sociology

The New Psychology of Health: Unlocking the Social Cure

Author: Editorial 18th June 2018 0 Comments

The New Psychology of Health was published in May 2018 and is co-authored by Catherine Haslam, Jolanda Jetten, Tegan Cruwys, Genevieve Dingle and Alex Haslam. The publishers say: “Why do people who are more socially connected live longer and have better health than those…
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addiction, ageing, books, brain injury, depression, eating behaviour, New Approaches, pain, psychology, social cure, social identity, stress, trauma

Psychology and Mental Health: Beyond Nature and Nurture

Author: Editorial 11th October 2017 0 Comments

Learn how a psychological understanding of our emotions and behaviour gives us new ways to improve mental health and well-being: this free, online course is available from FutureLearn (the Open University). The course description says that: “Over six weeks, you will explore…
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courses, FutureLearn, nature, nurture, Peter Kinderman, psychiatry, psychology

‘There is only one mental condition, the human condition’

Author: admin 23rd June 2017 0 Comments

Martin Seager is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist with Change, Grow, Live , and Branch Consultant with the Central London Samaritans. He has written: “… Over the last 30 years, like many others I have been dismayed by the persistence of what is often…
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human condition, Martin Seager, psychology, Talking Therapies

Understanding Bipolar Disorder

Author: admin 21st June 2017 0 Comments

Why some people experience extreme mood states and what can help. ‘I have often asked myself whether, given the choice, I would choose to have manic depressive illness … Strangely enough I think I would choose to have it. It’s…
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bipolar, British Psychological Society, psychology, Talking Therapies