Psychologists comment on issues raised by Kate Middleton’s cancer diagnosis. Professor Nazanin Derakhshan, Professor of Experimental Psychopathology & Founder … read more
A study published in Science Advances looks at suppressing negative thoughts and mental health. Luis Valero Aguayo, Professor of Psychology at … read more
A systematic review published in Nature Human Behaviour looks at the strength of evidence for the most commonly recommended happiness … read more
Trends in psychological distress among adults in England from 2020 to 2022 have been published in JAMA Network Open. … read more
An observational study published in European Health Journal looks at psychological therapies for depression and cardiovascular risk. Professor Sir … read more
A systematic review published in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry looks at the impact of viewing self-harm images on … read more
Results of a phase 2b trial for the use of psilocybin in treatment resistant depression has been published in the … read more
Results from the Phase IIb clinical trial of single-dose psilocybin for treatment-resistant depression have been published in The New England … read more
A study published in The Lancet Psychiatry looks at neurological and psychiatric risk trajectories after SARS-CoV-2 infection. This Roundup accompanied … read more
A study, published in Nature, looked at a short online intervention for stress in adolescents. Dr Emma Ashworth, Chartered … read more
A comment from Professor Stephan Lewandowsky on the psychology of decisions to suspend vaccinations. Professor Stephan Lewandowsky, Chair in … read more
Research, published in PLOS ONE, looked at relationships between screen time, green time and psychological wellbeing in children and adolescents. … read more
Research, published in The Lancet Psychiatry, looked at brain complications in hospitalised patients with severe COVID-19. Dr Musa Sami, … read more
A study, published in The Lancet Psychiatry, reports that life-course-persistent antisocial behaviour may be associated with differences in brain structure. … read more
A study, published in BMJ Evidence Based Medicine, reports the use of ‘spin’ (defined as the use of reporting strategies … read more
Developmental Language Disorder (DLD), a form of learning difficulty, has received little recognition amongst the public or medical community yet it is extremely common, has a lifelong impact and there are interventions that can help. read more
Many people are concerned about over-medicalisation and the use of pharmaceutical therapies such as antidepressants. This concern has coincided with a rise in the use of psychological therapies, particularly Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). However, do we know how strong the evidence for CBT actually is? Is it really just talking, or would that even matter as long as it works? Is the evidence only strong for certain disorders and can it cause harm, even when used correctly? read more
In a paper in Science researchers attempted to replicate 100 recently published psychology studies. They report that they could successfully repeat the original experiments in most of them, but that they were able to reproduce the original results in less than half. read more
As one set of parents continue to issue heartfelt pleas to their daughter to come back from Syria, politicians and community leaders struggle to understand why young people would be tempted to leave comfortable secure homes and travel to war zones to lend support to a variety of fighting groups. Few people in the UK can give answers but one academic is attempting to understand the roots of radicalisation and psychology behind it, so we may begin to take a public health approach and prevent it before it happens. read more
With the release of the latest guidelines on what is and isn’t a psychiatric disorder (DSM-5) the debate is raging over whether psychiatry has gone too far. The SMC gathered some of the top UK experts from psychology, psychiatry and beyond to preview DSM-5 and discuss everything from drugs to classification to environmental causes and the evidence behind therapies. read more
