Bell shares her experience of spending eight weeks in Oslo through the BPS Postgraduate Study Visit Scheme and her advice for anyone applying for this year’s Scheme.

The British Psychological Society has welcomed a number of measures in the Scottish Programme for Government (PfG), setting out areas of action for the coming year, but is concerned other critical ...

"Mental health services for children and young people remain concerningly overstretched," says Dr Rachel Bradley.

Seymour Research Limited will be collating the survey feedback and reviewing evidence gathered from the consultation and market analysis to develop different options for the future of the ...

One of the core ideas behind cognitive behavioural psychology is that our perceptions and thinking can impact our emotions. If we think negatively about the weather, the economy, our neighbours, our ...

Like many people working in mental health, I have always been motivated by a desire to reduce people's distress. I wasn't sure exactly what form this should take and so I followed my interests, ...

The new findings, published in the British Journal of Developmental Psychology, revealed a strong link between children’s mood and how often their thoughts wander.

When asked about loneliness in 1987, Charles Bukowski told Interview magazine that the loneliest thing he could think of was crowds. "It's being at a party, or at a stadium full of people cheering for ...

NEST stands for nurturing, empowering, safe, and trusted, and it was co-produced with children, young people, and parents, lots of professionals and community settings. The framework recognises that ...

There's something uniquely chilling in hearing your adopted home described as an "island of strangers." The phrase, recently tossed into the public sphere by politicians, can stir up anxiety and ...

The BPS has announced funding for Early Career Study Visit and Postgraduate Study Visit schemes. Up to £1,200 is available for early-career and postgraduate researchers to further their studies at ...

'Lara' was referred to me by her GP. She had struggled with mixed anxiety and depressive disorder for years and had gone through several antidepressants – each discontinued either due to intolerable ...