An interesting break through in the study of cannabis psychosis has revealed not just a mechanism for the disorder but also a potential...

In lecturers and training on adolescent development I often discuss the emergence of empathy during puberty. Now research has caught the...

Diagnosis + Treatment = Positive Outcome is a core assumption beneath the notion of evidence-based practice. Based on the Randomised...

Sorry is always the hardest word to say, but research on social rejection suggests that you might benefit from sparing yourself this hurt...

It has long been know that alcohol has a strong relationship with depression. However, recent research has revealed an interesting...

Tackling the big issues of the day, it is surprising how much psychological research is devoted to this subject. The history of...

Scientists have found that brain functions in young men and women are changed by long-term alcohol use, but that these changes are...

Around 75% of children and adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) also have sleep problems, but until now these have...

A number of new studies have emerged that have revealed significant insight into the nature of hearing voices. The first study looked at...

Frequent e-cigarette use does help smokers quit -- a finding that Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers say...

A little known theory of learning is making a come back in understanding learning. Perceptual Control Theory can be applied to amateurs...

Teenagers are the most sleep deprived group in society. Whilst sleep requirements tail-off across childhood, they increase again sharply...

I am very interested in the life time studies of the impact of negative childhood experiences and how they shape the adult life. I have...

A human being's psychological make-up depends on an array of emotional and motivational parameters, such as desire, suffering or the need...

In training I always make the distinction that what is termed risk taking behavior in young people is really them trialing out adult...

Nudge theory, a short hand for behavioral economics, has become increasingly popular in terms of understanding how to shape positive...

In the largest functional brain imaging study to date, the Amen Clinics (Newport Beach, CA) compared 46,034 brain SPECT (single photon...

More research has emerge regarding self-perception and anxiety. In lecturers I demonstrate how anxiety can be reduced by taking a...

Psychedelic drugs are making a psychiatric comeback. After a lull of half a century, researchers are once again investigating the...

A growing body of evidence suggests that mental health education programmes can be very effective in reducing the prevalence of problems...