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Forests for wellbeing

Author: Editorial 20th June 2019 0 Comments

Forestry England say : “Forests are places you can seek adventure, make memories and find escape. For 100 years we’ve been looking after the nation’s forests, so that they can take care of you. From urban woodlands and historical places, to…
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Forestry England, Forests, nature, Research, Trees, wellbeing

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

Imperial launches world’s first Centre for Psychedelics Research

Author: Editorial 27th May 2019 0 Comments

Ryan O’Hare writes (April 23rd, 2019): “The first formal centre for psychedelic research in the world will launch at Imperial College London today. Funded by more than £3 million from five founding donors, the new Imperial Centre for Psychedelic Research will…
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Centre for Psychedelics Research, clinical trials using psychedelics, Dr Robin Carhart-Harris, Imperial College London, psychedelic drugs, Research, Ryan O'Hare

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

Working with voices, visions and continuing presence

Author: Editorial 22nd April 2019 0 Comments

The Centre for Research in Social and Psychological Transformation (CREST) says : “Around 60% of bereaved people experience the continued presence of a deceased loved one (Castelnovo et al., 2015; Rees, 1971). This may be through hearing the voice of the…
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bereavement, Centre for Research in Social and Psychological Transformation (CREST), grief, hallucinations, hearing voices, Research, visions

Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness

Author: Editorial 15th April 2019 0 Comments

Written by Robert Whitaker, the first edition of this book appeared in 2010. The publishers say: “In this astonishing and startling book, award-winning science and history writer Robert Whitaker investigates a medical mystery: Why has the number of disabled mentally…
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ADHD, antidepressants, bipolar, books, National Institute of Mental Health, pharmaceutical industry, Psychiatric Drugs, psychiatry, Research, Robert Whitaker, schizophrenia

Randomized controlled trials of antidepressants: clinically and scientifically irrelevant

Author: Editorial 21st March 2019 0 Comments

The abstract of this article (written by David Cohen and David Jacobs, published in Debates in Neuroscience ) says: “This contribution to the ‘antidepressant debate’ focuses on the validity of randomized controlled trials (RCTs). We argue that: (a) made-up psychiatric diagnostic categories destroy the…
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adverse drug reactions, David Cohen, David Jacobs, Debates in Neuroscience, diagnosis, disease model, pharmaceutical industry, placebo response, psychoactive drugs, Randomised Control Trials (RCTs), Research

Thinking about complexity in health

Author: Editorial 27th February 2019 0 Comments

Complexity Science is an emerging field that is highly relevant to the subject of healthcare in general and mental healthcare in particular. Related to this field are subjects such as complex adaptive systems, complexity theory and systems thinking. “ Thinking about complexity in health: A systematic review of the key systems thinking and complexity ideas in health ”…
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complex adaptive systems, complexity science, complexity theory, Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, Open Research Online, Open University, Research, system thinking

A “gold standard” study finds deleting Facebook is great for your mental health

Author: Editorial 15th February 2019 0 Comments

From an article in Salon by Nicole Karlis: “Many of us have become so accustomed to social media that it is hard to remember when it was not intrinsic to our lives, though in reality it has not existed in a…
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Facebook, Nicole Karlis, Research, social media, Social Science Research Network

Psychedelic drugs should be legally reclassified so that researchers can investigate their therapeutic potential

Author: Editorial 11th February 2019 0 Comments

This article – Psychedelic drugs should be legally reclassified so that researchers can investigate their therapeutic potential – appeared in the British Medical Journal (May 2015). It was written by Dr. James Rucker (specialist registrar in adult psychiatry). The article summary…
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James Rucker, LSD, magic mushrooms, psilocybin, psychedelic drugs, Research, UK Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, war on drugs

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