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Sharia law should be used in Britain, says UK's top judge

04/07/2008
The Lord Chief Justice's endorsement of Sharia law has already created huge controversy The most senior judge in England yesterday gave his blessing to the use of sharia...view full story
Studies begin on the psychology of corporate digital signage

04/07/2008
The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), one of Wales’ leading research-funding bodies, has awarded money for a series of pioneering studies into the psychologica...view full story
Experts say NZ jails too many people

17/06/2008
Two British prison experts say they are astounded at the high rate of imprisonment in New Zealand and suggest alternatives should be considered.
Baroness Vivian St...view full story
Children Treated For Addiction To Phones

17/06/2008
Two Spanish children are being treated for addiction to their mobile phones - and the clinic says it could take up to a year for them to recover.
The children, age...view full story
Scientists Launch Major Study Into Depression

09/06/2008
Depression will affect up to 25% of the population at some point in their lives. It also has been shown to have a strong genetic component. For example, if one of your cl...view full story
RCP: Launch of new report: 'Psychological Therapies in Psychiatry and Primary Care'

09/06/2008
Psychological Therapies in Psychiatry and Primary Care is the title of a new report from the Royal College of Psychiatrists in partnership with the Royal College of Gener...view full story
Assessing Risk: A Report on the Family Justice Council Annual Seminar

09/06/2008
The highly successful London Family Justice Council's Seminar was held in April where 300 delegates who work in Family Justice attended. Delegates ranged from members of ...view full story
Do online games trigger a new psychiatric disorder?

09/06/2008
"I'm 31 years old. I should be out there achieving something, but I can't . . . Right now I'm hooked to this digital version of an IV drip with cocaine in it, and I ...view full story
Golf-Acceptance the key at U.S Open, says sports psychiatrist

09/06/2008
The key to survival for players tackling the longest U.S. Open course ever at Torrey Pines next week is to be mentally disciplined and prepared for setbacks, says a renow...view full story
Bottling it up 'can ease trauma'

05/06/2008
People who do not talk about traumatic experiences can fare better than those who "let it all out", say researchers. The University at Buffalo study compared the progres...view full story
Women spend 10 years of their lives on diets

05/06/2008
A study reveals that a woman will go on two healthy eating plans every year, with each one lasting an average of five weeks. That adds up to 104 diets between the ages o...view full story
Classes for the sake of the kids

05/06/2008
Sometimes divorcing parents don't realise the effect they are having on their children until they see someone else going through the same thing, according to divorce expe...view full story
Older Brain Really May Be a Wiser Brain

21/05/2008
When older people can no longer remember names at a cocktail party, they tend to think that their brainpower is declining. But a growing number of studies suggest that th...view full story
Game 'can produce model citizens'

15/05/2008
A prize-winning student has claimed playing Grand Theft Auto (GTA) could turn young gamers into model citizens.
Psychology student Chris Whitehead said the controv...view full story
Multilingual children may slow aging process

12/05/2008
A fascinating study has suggested that children who speak more than one language may protect the brain against the effects of aging. The study published in the journal 'P...view full story
Computers may aid drug abuse treatment

09/05/2008
People in treatment for drug abuse may be more likely to succeed with the help of computer-based behavioral therapy, a pilot study suggests.
In a study of 77 adult...view full story
Cannabis ruling condemned by drugs experts

09/05/2008
Cannabis is to have its classification raised by the UK government from a class C drug -- to class B.
It will bring with it a higher jail term of five years for u...view full story
Imaging Advances Map Brain Areas Affecting Mood

07/05/2008
Recently developed types of imaging techniques enable researchers to map brain circuits and chemical systems believed to play a role in depression, bipolar disorder and o...view full story
Psychology Experts Begin Educational Podcasts on Human Condition

24/04/2008
As Web 2.0 expands reach and shortens distances, Texas Tech psycology experts have begun plying their trade to the world of podcasting.
The Department of Psycholog...view full story
Depression Awareness Week, 21-26 April 2008

23/04/2008
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) welcomes the opportunity provided by Depression Awareness Week to raise the profile of and encourage more empl...view full story
Cardiff University Doctor makes headway in brain research

21/04/2008
Dr Alexander Leemans, of Cardiff University’s Brain Research Imaging Centre, has been awarded first prize in The Brain Expert Competition, a leading research progra...view full story
Expert child doctors express 'concerns'

17/04/2008
Delegates at an annual meeting of paediatricians have voted to express their "grave concerns" at the GMC.
The "disproportionate" ban by the Gen...view full story
University researcher wins Brain Expert prize

15/04/2008
Welsh research to improve knowledge of the structure and function of the human brain has won an award.
Dr Alexander Leemans, from Cardiff University’s Brain ...view full story
Childhood Maltreatment Causes Inflammation And Depression In Adulthood

15/04/2008
A history of abuse of neglect in childhood could be associated with depression and inflammation when reaching adulthood. According to a report in the April 2008 issue of ...view full story
Why we must be careful about internet 'addiction'

08/04/2008
Some parents may take comfort from an editorial in the March edition of the prestigious American Journal of Psychiatry.
It called for the recognition of internet a...view full story
Experts urge smokers to replace cigarettes with exercise

04/04/2008
Experts are urging smokers to replace cigarettes with exercise in a bid to help them stub out the habit.
Research has revealed physical exertion can help reduce ni...view full story
Feeling Paranoid? You’re Not Alone

03/04/2008
Paranoia is far more common in the general population than previously thought, a new study shows.
Paranoia loves company.
Feeling paranoid means harboring...view full story
What drives parents to kill?

03/04/2008
Motives for harming children are often unclear, experts say.
Whatever drove a 41-year-old Rockville USA, man to apparently kill his three young children in an Inne...view full story
Chasing size zero leads women to ‘famine then feast’ eating disorder

02/04/2008
The size-zero obsession could be forcing women into extreme diets followed by periods of bingeing on junk food, an expert said yesterday.
Janet Treasure, of the In...view full story
Royal College of Psychiatrists: Anxious mother - anxious children?

02/04/2008
Children of mothers with anxiety disorders have an increased risk of developing anxiety themselves, compared with children of mothers who are not anxious.
This ne...view full story
Hyperactive girls 'struggle as adults'

01/04/2008
One in ten girls were found to have hyperactivity problems
Hyperactive young girls are more likely to have "serious" problems in adulthood, research sugg...view full story
HRT ‘might ward off Alzheimer’s’

01/04/2008
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may protect post-menopausal women against memory loss and Alzheimer’s disease.
A study found women’s memories are aff...view full story
Gand Theft Childhood -- politicians are wrong about games

01/04/2008
A new book by Drs Lawrence Kutner and Cheryl K Olson says playing video games is not as bad as it's often painted
Most gamers have noticed that millions of kids ma...view full story
Marital strife 'linked to rise in blood pressure'

01/04/2008
A Happy marriage is good for blood pressure, but a stressful one can be worse than being single, according to new research.
In the study by Julianne Holt-Lunstad, ...view full story
City barrister writes ‘valuable’ book on care law

01/04/2008
Family law specialist Jonathan Butler, of India Buildings Chambers, is the author of the new Community Care Law and Local Authority Handbook, out this month.
He sa...view full story
Boxing psychology - winning before the first bell

20/03/2008
80% of boxing is in the mind and to win a contest the mind has to be as well conditioned as the body.
David Haye won the ‘Battle of Britain' against Enzo Mac...view full story
Psychology News Gets Off The Fence

19/03/2008
Off The Fence Productions has announced that it is teaming up with UK factual indie company Psychology News Productions for two new projects.
The first project wil...view full story
Addicted to your iphone ipod or computer?

18/03/2008
Pyschiatrists say forget your Bird Flu and West Nile virus – the latest epidemic sweeping the world is an addiction to the internet, gaming and texting…and i...view full story
Forthcoming guidelines on The Physical Signs of Child Sexual Abuse

18/03/2008
New guidelines on the Physical Signs of Child Sexual Abuse, published by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, are to be released on 2nd April 2008. They rep...view full story
Professor promotes book on psychology of terrorists

14/03/2008
Political psychologist Jerrold Post listened to a Palestinian terrorist nonchalantly discuss how he murdered a Jewish woman on a hijacked Egyptian flight, but this meetin...view full story
US Experts Study Neuroscience Use in Courts

04/03/2008
When Peter Braunstein was put on trial in New York last year for a twisted Halloween torture attack, his lawyers used a visual aid to suggest that his actions were the pr...view full story
Experts join forces to emphasise the benefits of choosing life

25/02/2008
Scottish Experts on suicide say the key to preventing deaths is for organisations, including the media, to work together.
Psychologist Dr Rory O'Connor, who leads ...view full story
Experts to help with spate of suicides

21/02/2008

MENTAL health experts will be sent to every school in an area of South Wales that has been rocked by a spate of suicides that has claimed 17 young liv...view full story
DCoP Masterclass - Expert Witness: Report Writing (Feb 08)

07/01/2008
Division of Counselling Psychology is offering a Masterclass on Expert Witness Report Wiritng, to be held on 1st February 2008 from 10am-5pm.

Susan van Sc...view full story
Madeleine McCann: Expert evidence reviewed in Channel 4 documentary

19/10/2007
Last night Channel 4’s Dispatches broadcast an in-depth investigation into the evidence surrounding the McCann case, which has shroud the highest profile abduction ...view full story
Expert Psychologist Launched

08/10/2007
Expert Witness are pleased to announce the launch of Expert Psychologist, a website devoted to the promotion and marketing of psychologists.
We aim to provide psy...view full story

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Latest Expert Psychologist News

Sharia law should be used in Britain, says UK's top judge

Studies begin on the psychology of corporate digital signage

Experts say NZ jails too many people

Children Treated For Addiction To Phones

Scientists Launch Major Study Into Depression

RCP: Launch of new report: 'Psychological Therapies in Psychiatry and Primary Care'

Assessing Risk: A Report on the Family Justice Council Annual Seminar

Do online games trigger a new psychiatric disorder?

Golf-Acceptance the key at U.S Open, says sports psychiatrist

Bottling it up 'can ease trauma'

Women spend 10 years of their lives on diets

Classes for the sake of the kids

Older Brain Really May Be a Wiser Brain

Game 'can produce model citizens'

Multilingual children may slow aging process

Computers may aid drug abuse treatment

Cannabis ruling condemned by drugs experts

Imaging Advances Map Brain Areas Affecting Mood

Psychology Experts Begin Educational Podcasts on Human Condition

Depression Awareness Week, 21-26 April 2008

Cardiff University Doctor makes headway in brain research

Expert child doctors express 'concerns'

University researcher wins Brain Expert prize

Childhood Maltreatment Causes Inflammation And Depression In Adulthood

Why we must be careful about internet 'addiction'

Experts urge smokers to replace cigarettes with exercise

Feeling Paranoid? You’re Not Alone

What drives parents to kill?

Chasing size zero leads women to ‘famine then feast’ eating disorder

Royal College of Psychiatrists: Anxious mother - anxious children?

Hyperactive girls 'struggle as adults'

HRT ‘might ward off Alzheimer’s’

Gand Theft Childhood -- politicians are wrong about games

Marital strife 'linked to rise in blood pressure'

City barrister writes ‘valuable’ book on care law

Boxing psychology - winning before the first bell

Psychology News Gets Off The Fence

Addicted to your iphone ipod or computer?

Forthcoming guidelines on The Physical Signs of Child Sexual Abuse

Professor promotes book on psychology of terrorists

US Experts Study Neuroscience Use in Courts

Experts join forces to emphasise the benefits of choosing life

Experts to help with spate of suicides

DCoP Masterclass - Expert Witness: Report Writing (Feb 08)

Madeleine McCann: Expert evidence reviewed in Channel 4 documentary

Expert Psychologist Launched