What do superheroes mean to us and who can identify with them? John McGowan is joined by Clinical Psychologists Lauren Bryan, Gina Harwood and Alan Hebben-Wadey to talk about superheroes. […]
The Mindfulness Maze
There is so much mindfulness about it can be hard to choose a way forward. Sarah Strohmaier investigates how you can develop a practice that’s right for you. During these […]
My Lawyer is a Real Terrier
Psychologist Liz Spruin talks about dogs as supporters of vulnerable people in the justice system Recently we’ve been having a few public lectures and today we’re putting one of those […]
How to be a blues buster!
Blue Monday cheer-up tips are glib argues John McGowan, so what do you say when you’re asked for some? “But I’m quite sure that you’ll tell me, just how I […]
Reflecting the variety of life
Some of our Clinical Trainees reflect on the experience of difference and diversity in Clinical Psychology Training. Diversity and representativeness are something that gets talked about quite a bit in […]
Psychiatry: Neither a magic bullet nor a simple target
Medical approaches to mental health often seem under fire. Huw Green reviews a spirited defence of a medically oriented psychiatry. The Medical Model in Mental Health: An Explanation and Evaluation […]
Is it time to make peace with voices?
Rufus May tries talking talking respectfully to our demons A woman I know hears voices. She approached me for help because she was finding one of them very distressing. Angry […]
‘Young, British and Depressed’, trainee’s documentary aired on Channel 4
Sanah Ahsan, currently on the 2nd year of the Doctorate, has made a film for the documentary series Dispatches on Channel 4 called “Young, British and Depressed”. It was screened […]
Transforming Children’s Mental Health: An Open Letter to Theresa May
The Prime Minister wants to use the last weeks of her premiership to tackle children’s mental health. Can she avoid the mistakes of the past? Trish Joscelyne offers some advice. […]