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There's growing evidence that people who undergo psychological therapy often demonstrate sudden, dramatic improvements, almost as though they've had a...

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In BPS Research Digest - Posted 6 days ago

The last thing you need if you're feeling rejected is to waste time pursuing friendships with people who aren't genuinely interested. That's according...

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In BPS Research Digest - Posted 1 week ago

We trawl the web for the latest psychology journal special issues so you don't have to:Pseudoscientific Policing Practices and Beliefs (Criminal Justi...

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In BPS Research Digest - Posted 1 week ago

Secure ward managers may be able to reduce patient aggression by carefully monitoring the sex ratio of the staff relative to the patients. That's acco...

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In BPS Research Digest - Posted 1 week ago

Eye-catching studies that didn't make the final cut:The psychological effects of chronic illness: ...more emphasis should be given to medical conditi...

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In BPS Research Digest - Posted 2 weeks ago

Michael Greenberg, who wrote a memoir recently about his daughter's experience of bipolar disorder, has now written a fascinating review in the New Yo...

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In BPS Research Digest - Posted 2 weeks ago

The portrayal of conscious thought in novels has about as much resemblance to the reality of our mental lives as stick men have to true anatomy. That'...

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In BPS Research Digest - Posted 2 weeks ago

If you dream in colour, you're not alone: the majority of people today claim to have colourful dreams. But it wasn't always thus. Research conducted i...

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In BPS Research Digest - Posted 2 weeks ago

We trawl the web for the latest psychology journal special issues so you don't have to:Social Networking on the Internet - Developmental Implications ...

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In BPS Research Digest - Posted 2 weeks ago

Anecdotal reports of women experiencing memory problems during pregnancy have recently been supported by lab research showing that pregnant women unde...

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