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New study looks at 'inverse zombies'
Hospital medicine takes a pretty crude approach to consciousness. You're considered mentally AWOL if you don't respond to simple commands or physical prodding.
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Integrating Cognitive Stimulation Therapy Groups into service provision
This study day will cover the following topics: 
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Poor mental health and dying young
People with serious mental illness are still living 15-20 years less than the rest of the population, according to a study from the Nordic countries.
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The stress of being a caregiver
People who provide care to individuals with mild cognitive impairment may find their own stress levels are increased as a result.
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More psychologists in Scottish NHS
There are six per cent more clinical and other applied psychologists employed in the NHS in Scotland than
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NICE, psychology and self-harm
Psychological interventions should be offered to people who self-harm to help them overcome their behavioural problems, latest NICE guidance suggests.
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25 years of health psychology
The Society is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its Division of Health Psychology.
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Depression, therapy and fibromyalgia
Symptoms of depression in teens with juvenile fibromyalgia can be reduced through psychological intervention, new research has indicated.
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Meta-synthesis of qualitative evidence
The use of qualitative methods in health psychology research has grown enormously in recent decades.
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Depression linked with heart disease
The likelihood that a person may suffer from heart disease in later life could be increased should they experience depression in their younger days.
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Paraplegics walk in their dreams
In the land of dreams, the shackles of disability are cast asunder. That's the revelation from a new dream diary study featuring 15 paraplegics, 5 of whom were born with their condition.
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Casualty calls in the psychologists
The National Health Service has been consulting psychologists in an attempt to find inexpensive ways of reducing the likelihood that patients will lose their temper in accident and emergency (A&E) departments.
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Women fear breast cancer check-ups
A range of emotions are playing a part in preventing women from going for a breast screening, new findings have shown.
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Division of Health Psychology Annual Conference 2012
'Beyond Boxes and Arrows: Making a difference to Health' Confirmed Keynote Speakers Professor Karen Glanz, Uni
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Chartered members to top bill at health event
Chartered Psychologists Dr Katherine Brown of Coventry University and Dr Colin Greaves of the Peninsula Medica
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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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Patient and Public Involvement in Research: What, Why, When and How
Unfortunately this event has been cancelled.  
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The physical toll of teen social problems
People who endure hard times during their adolescent years could find their bodies suffer in the future as a result.
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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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The HPC and public health professionals
The Chair of the British Psychological Society’s Division of Clinical Psychology, Professor Peter Kinderman from the University of Liverpool, has endorsed a call by the House of Commons
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Psoriasis sufferers need more support
Psoriasis sufferers are not getting enough psychological support according to a new campaign.  
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Time to change attitudes to alcohol?
Cultural attitudes to alcohol and its effects could have greater bearing on how people behave under its influence - more so than its chemical properties.
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Government plans to tackle obesity crisis
The government has warned the UK could be on the verge of an obesity crisis.
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The links between poor health and dementia
People who rate their physical health as only poor or fair could be at greater risk of developing dementia when they grow older, new research has suggested.
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