Edition 11
responses to austerity; work capacity assessments; psychology graduate job market; anorexia and autism; and more
Fellow of the Society for her work on the dissemination of psychological knowledge, and a former Editor of The Psychologist
Sarah Chaney looks at how late 19th-century psychiatry interpreted and explained self-mutilation
Scott Cole with the latest in our series for budding writers (see www.bps.org.uk/newvoices for more information)
the usual mix of book reviews and other media reviews, including a review of the ‘Thinking with the Body’ exhibition at the Wellcome Collection
We talk to Peter Mitchell about teaching psychology in Malaysia; and to Lucy Standing on the working options for occupational psychologists, and on her role as a social entrepreneur
President’s column; Book Awards 2013; engaging with politics in Northern Ireland; communicating psychology to the public through dance; Division of Health Psychology awards; and more
Christopher Griffiths and Jacqueline Sin offer support for the brothers and sisters of people affected by mental illness
Siblings of people with mental illness can have a positive effect on their brother’s or sister’s recovery and reintegration into social environments, through providing emotional and practical...