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New award in sexual health psychology
Dr Alison Jones from St Ann’s Sexual Health Centre, St Ann’s Hospital, Haringey, has won the inaugural Oliver Davidson Award.
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Guide to clinical psychology training
What is like to be on a particular clinical psychology training course?
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Autistic people have superior qualities
People with autism have a number of qualities and abilities that are superior to those enjoyed by others, new research has suggested.
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"Wake up to sleep": A free public lecture on sleep and health
Professor Colin Espie, Director of the University of Glasgow Sleep Centre, is giving a free public lecture entitled 'Wake Up to Sleep: The importance of sleep to our health and well-being' in Birmingham on 30 November 2011.
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Loneliness can compromise sleep
People who often feel lonely may find they have trouble getting a good night's rest as a result.
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Making sense of 'schizophrenia'
The diagnosis of schizophrenia is 100 years old, and the mental health charity Rethink Mental Illness has marked the anniversary by launching an independent expert commission on the condition.
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Charity marks 100 years of schizophrenia
It is 100 years since the term ‘schizophrenia’ was first coined, and to mark this anniversary the charity Rethink Mental Illness is today launching an independent expert commission on the condition, chaired by Sir Robin Murray, Professor of Psychi
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Living happily with a mental disorder
It's easy to slip into an all-or-nothing mindset. An example would be: a person has some psychological problems so their life must be miserable.
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Where do we go from here? History, theory and values in learning disability services
We will consider the challenges we currently face in our work with people with learning disabilities, and seek to gain a better understanding of these challenges within a theoretical, ideological and historical context. 
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Best Practice in Expert Witness work and Independent Psychological Services
This workshop will involve sharing good practice regarding the provision of psychology services within the independent sector, with a focus on working as an expert witness.
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Clinicians Leading Services or Teams; Using your Clinical Skills to Improve your Leadership and Management
The course will provide delgates with an understanding  of the key issues to be considered in order to deliever safe and effective services.
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Understanding and managing anxiety disorders in childhood
This workshop will look at the nature of anxiety disorders in childhood and the assessment and diagnosis and treatment of these disorders through discussion and illustrative case studies. Timetable
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Thinking Under Fire : Understanding Self Destructive Clients and their Impact on Staff Teams
This Workshop aims to help clinicians understand and manage some of  the complexities of working clinically with self  destructive clients and their impact on the functioning of staff teams who manage their care. Timetable
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Men on the mend: Developing & maintaining empathy with male clients
There are very significant sex differences in  the prevalence of psychological disorders. Most strikingly, the ratio of male to female suicides is around 3:1 across most age groups in most countries of the world.
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Incorporating Positive Psychology Ideas and Strategies into Therapy
The workshop will demonstrate how insights and strategies from the field of positive psychology can enhance clinical work.  Although the focus will be on work with adults, reflecting the clinical work of the facilitator, it is suggested
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Society quoted in Westminster debate
The Society’s response to a consultation on the proposed fifth edition of the American Psychiatric Society’s Diagnostic a
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£32m for child psychological therapy
Carole Allan, the President of the British Psychological Society’ has welcomed the news that the government is to spend £32m on psychological therapies for children an
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Psychologists petition against DSM 5
Several divisions of the American Psychological Association have signed an open letter highly critical of DSM 5 – the fifth edition of the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Sta
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Westminster debate on Ritalin and children
A debate on the prescription of Ritalin and similar drugs to treat behavioural disorder in young children will take place at Westminster today (25 October 2011).
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The need to help people with anxiety
Increasing numbers of people are requiring medication, counselling and therapeutic treatments to help them tackle stress and anxiety, one doctor has told the Guardian.
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World Mental Health Day
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'Psychotic' symptoms surprisingly common
Unusual, psychotic-like symptoms, such as hearing voices, are not as rare among the general population as you might think, a new study has found.
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Inpatient CAMHS - Psychology at Work
This conference will cover issues and practices including neuropsychology & cognitive assessment, mentalisation-based therapies, multi-systemic family work, outcome measures, and national & professional issues.
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Stephen Fry becomes president of Mind
Stephen Fry officially took up his new role aspPresident of the mental health charity Mind at a gala dinner earlier this week.
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Gardening may help dementia patients
Gardening could play a significant role in transforming the lives of dementia patients for the better, it has been claimed.
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