The Psychologist – A New Vision for Mental Health

The power of love in mental health

Author: Editorial 7th February 2024 0 Comments

“Oliver Seligman on how his therapist’s approach helped him turn a corner; with Tone Fagerli’s response.” This article by Oliver Seligman has been published in The Psychologist. It begins: “Most people have no desire to be an inpatient in a mental…
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collaborative practice

bipolar, depression, lithium, love, Oliver Seligman, psychotherapy, Talking Therapies, The Psychologist, Tone Fagerli

‘The medical model has presided over four decades of flat-lining outcomes’

Author: Editorial 1st March 2023 0 Comments

“Author, anthropologist and psychotherapist Dr James Davies tells Fauzia Khan about his journey into the field of mental health and his work as co-founder of the Council for Evidence-based Psychiatry.” The transcript of this interview (conducted by Fauzia Khan) with Dr….
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antidepressants, Council for Evidence-Based Psychiatry, depression, Fauzia Khan, James Davies, psychiatry, The Psychologist

‘When life was unbearable, horses helped us through’

Author: Editorial 5th December 2022 0 Comments

This article by Roberta Caiazza has been published in The Psychologist. It begins: “Everything happens for a reason. 2019 wasn’t a great year for me, but I stumbled upon a Groupon voucher for a horseriding lesson. I’ve not looked back since….
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Equine Assisted Growth and Learning Association, equine-assisted therapy, nature-based therapy, Roberta Caiazza, The Psychologist, wellbeing

Exploring novel approaches to youth mental health

Author: Editorial 26th August 2021 0 Comments

This article by Dr. Lawrence Howells has been published in The Psychologist. It begins: “Three years after qualifying as a clinical psychologist, I found myself facing a significant dilemma. I was asked to speak to college students about youth mental health…
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emotion-focused care

CBT, children and adolescents, diagnostic labelling, Emotion Regulation CBT (ER-CBT), emotions, Lawrence Howells, New Approaches, The Psychologist

Therapists want guidance on prescription psychiatric drugs, survey confirms

Author: Editorial 11th March 2019 0 Comments

Ella Rhodes, writing in The Psychologist , on a survey led by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Prescribed Drug Dependence: “Early findings from a recent survey of practising therapists provides compelling evidence that guidance for therapists to support them dealing with clients…
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Prescribed Drug Dependence (APPG), Clients & Patients, Ella Rhode, prescription drugs, prescription psychiatric drugs, The Psychologist, therapists

Towards a more rounded curriculum

Author: Editorial 16th March 2018 0 Comments

Writing in The Psychologist (Feb. 8th 2018), Esther Ford, a trainee Educational Psychotherapist, questions what is missing from the education system: might aspects of psychoanalytic thought be part of the answer? She says: “Like many, I am increasingly frustrated with our education…
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a wellbeing society

emotional blocks to learning, emotional learning, Esther Ford, national curriculum, school curriculum, schoolchildren, schools, The Psychologist