Monthly Archives: May 2019

Post Of The Week – Wednesday 22nd May 2019

May 22, 2019 · by · in Attitudes To Mental Illness, Biopsychology, Cognition And Development, Depression, Early Social Development, Eating Behaviour, Evolutionary Psychology, Nature - Nurture, Neuroscience, Treating Mental Disorders · Leave a comment

1) Genetics Of Depression Here is Ed Yong writing clearly and purposefully about the problems with research into the genetic basis of depression. I have been using this research as part of our course for a while. More recent research gives a more nuanced and plausible account of how genes might influence depression.   2) […]

Post Of The Week – Wednesday May 8th, 2019

May 8, 2019 · by · in Addictive Behaviour, Biopsychology, Depression, Early Social Development, Eating Behaviour, Nature - Nurture, Treating Mental Disorders · Leave a comment

1) Anna Freud Centre The Anna Freud Centre is moving to new premises. This article is a profile of its director, Peter Fonagy. His is an interesting story of the importance of therapy. The centre has also become multi-disciplinary, a reflection of the way in which Psychology is developing.   2) Missing Heritability We know with […]