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Most children are able to imagine their future selves as astronauts, politicians or even superheroes; however, many older adults find it difficult to recollect past events, let alone generate new ones. A new Harvard University study reveals that the ability of older adults to form imaginary scenarios is linked to their ability to recall detailed [...]

The involvement of psychologists in interrogations is a subject of great interest among practicing psychologists, researchers, policy advocates and interrogators. There are greatly varying opinions about what role psychologists should play in interrogation settings. For example, at last summer’s meeting of the American Psychological Association in San Francisco, representatives of the APA Council of Representatives [...]

Flag waving is a metaphor for stirring up the public towards adopting a more nationalistic, generally hard-line stance. Indeed, “rally ’round the flag” is a venerable expression of this phenomenon.
It comes as some surprise, then, that studies conducted by researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have shown that exposing people to a subliminal image [...]

Corporate funding - particularly from pharmaceutical companies - has the potential to create both individual and institutional conflicts of interest and could pose a threat to the integrity of psychological research and practice, according to a special task force of the American Psychological Association.
APA’s Presidential Task Force on External Funding reviewed research, media reports and [...]

Anyone who has bonded with a puppy madly sniffing with affection gets an idea of how scents, most not apparent to humans, are critical to a dog’s appreciation of her two-legged friends. Now new research from Northwestern University suggests that humans also pick up infinitesimal scents that affect whether or not we like somebody.
“We evaluate [...]

Beverly Allit, 39, who had killed four child patients and injured nine and received 13 life sentences in 1993, has had her application for early release on grounds of mental illness turned down by a High Court in England. Allitt was known as “The Angel of Death”. According to Mr. Justice Stanley Burnton, she should [...]

Pedophilia might be the result of faulty connections in the brain, according to new research released by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). The study used MRIs and a sophisticated computer analysis technique to compare a group of pedophiles with a group of non-sexual criminals. The pedophiles had significantly less of a substance [...]

Policy makers, employers and others can use the science of behavioral economics to steer people toward wiser choices - and dramatically improve their health - without limiting their freedom to do as they please, according to an article published in the Nov. 28 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). The paper [...]

Professor Dinesh Bhugra has been elected unopposed as the next President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists and will begin his term of office during the College’s Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 2 July 2008.
Professor Bhugra is Professor of Mental Health and Cultural Diversity at the Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London, and Honorary Consultant [...]

You might think that a long vacation is the way to beat job burnout. But the kind of vacation you have is just as important — if not more important — than its length, concludes Prof. Dov Eden, an organizational psychologist from Tel Aviv University’s Faculty of Management.
The key to a quality vacation, he says, [...]