If only I got this sooner I need not had bothered with my philosophy degree! Thought this info graphic was worth sharing though.

A key feature of high flyers is the personality trait of conscientiousness. These individuals are focused, hard working, organised and...

Yesterday I was discussing laughter and alliances with substance misuse teams in Dorset. when this research came through on laughter and...

Do you like to see warnings about violent or other distressing content before watching a TV show or movie, or reading a book? New...

A huge gap in thinking about child development is peer-to-peer relationships. Humans are pack animals and children immediately identify...

In lectures on child development I stress the role of gene-parent interactions in shaping a child's behavior. This is an interesting...

A study led by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators identifies two subanesthetic dosage levels of the anesthetic drug...

In lectures I often reference the differences in inherited personality traits have on human development. Agreeableness is an interesting...

Schizophrenia is an extremely variable psychiatric disorder which is diagnosed based on the presence of specific symptoms. Thomas Wolfers...

I once read that people do not seek professional help for emotional or mental health problems because they lack awareness of a possible...

In lectures and training in mental health I stress how current psychiatric diagnosis is really a short-hand for the presenting signs and...

In lectures and training on Motivational Interviewing I stress how the emotional brain does not speak to us but through us. The casual...

Whenever someone starts to quote post-modernism / social construction theory to me, I point them in the direction of Alan Sokal. In the...

Adolescents require 8-10 hours of sleep at night for optimal health, according to sleep experts, yet more than 70 percent of high school...

Young people are often expected to attend university to improve their future economic status. In the UK, only 13 per cent of jobs...

In my first book-Drug Induced- I demonstrated that opiate overdose was rarely ever linked to drug purity. Reviewing research and...

As they say, money does not buy you happiness but poverty buys you nothing. What is the best way to spend money to increase your...

New research sheds light on how people decide whether behavior is moral or immoral. The findings could serve as a framework for informing...

Attendance at a nursery/crèche staffed by professionals may be linked to better psychological development than being looked after by...

In training I emphasis that the client's goals must be detailed. This is because the human brain gains perspective by detail. When...