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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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'Any qualified provider' in the NHS
Psychological therapies in primary care are among the list of services to be opened up by the NHS in England to 'Any Qualified Provider' (AQP), including charities and other organisations, from April 2012, the Department of Health (DoH) has announ
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Attention problems need early help
Early intervention is required with regard to children who experience attention problems, new research has concluded.
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The complex causes of binge drinking
Both personal and societal factors play a role in a person's binge drinking habits, new research has suggested.
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TUC backs call for review of medication
The call for a national review of the psychiatric medication of children, which the Society supported earlier this year, was backed by the TUC Congress on Wednesday.
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Building Bridges - East & West Psychology & Psychotherapy in Practice
This conference is organised by the Society's Division of Clinical Psychology Faculty of Race and Culture. 
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Bobby Baker wins Mind Book of the Year
The performance artist Bobby Baker has won the mental health charity Mind’s Book of the Year Award for her
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Scale of mental health problems debated
The primary health challenge in Europe today is that concerning mental disorders.
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Children with autism have special abilities
Developmental disorders are usually thought about in terms of their impairments. But a welcome trend in recent years is to document their advantages too.
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Bobby Fischer Against the World reviewed
“Chess doesn’t drive people mad: it keeps mad people sane,” the journalist and former British chess champion Bill Hartston once said.
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Nottingham models new approaches
A Chartered Psychologist at Nottingham University has directed an innovative event that brought together 30 people from the university, the National Health Service and the voluntary sector to develop new health care projects.
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Psychotherapeutic Interventions for People with Dementia
This workshop is organised by the Society's Division of Clinical Psychology Faculty for Psychology Specialists Working With Older People (PSIGE).
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Introduction to Metallization-Based Treatment (MBT) and Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy (DIT) – Widening Therapy Choices
This event is organised by the Society's DCP London Branch.
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Play about combat stress wins five stars
Paper Tom, the Edinburgh Festival play about combat stress in present day soldiers and veterans of World War I that we previewed on this website, had received a five-star review from
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Professional development conference for recently qualified psychologists
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