New Research From Clinical Psychological Science
A sample of research exploring predictors of hallucination proneness, psychopathy and persuasiveness, and decision tree learning as a method for examining marijuana outcomes. More
A sample of research exploring predictors of hallucination proneness, psychopathy and persuasiveness, and decision tree learning as a method for examining marijuana outcomes. More
A sample of research exploring process-based therapy, motor performance and risk for psychosis, and reports of recovered memories in the context of psychotherapy. More
A sample of new research exploring continuous traumatic stress, biases in clinical paranoia, and the role of clinicians’ own theories in reasoning about interventions. More
Violent individuals are often assumed to suffer from a long history of mental illness that compels them to act destructively, but a psychological study suggests that the link between psychosis and aggressive acts is weak. More
BBC: Home Secretary Theresa May says the UK is facing a terror threat “perhaps greater than it has ever been”, and this week’s anti-terrorism bill includes tighter airport security. But two psychology professors say current screening methods used at airports, where security agents check the behaviour of passengers for “suspicious signs” More
In the search for new ways to prevent and treat mental illnesses, scientists need to refine their understanding of the complex interplay between environmental factors and brain development in these disorders. Steadily chipping away at this goal is Elaine F. Walker, recipient of the 2013 APS James McKeen Cattell Fellow More