For the first time ever in the UK, an organisation representing the profession of psychotherapy and counselling is devoting a conference exclusively to the mental health of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and other sexual minorities.
Psychology And The Recession, UK (Medical News Today) The past 18 months have seen a spectacular reversal of economic fortunes in much of the developed world, particularly in the UK. Current research into the psychological impact of the recession and how psychology could help revive the economy presented yesterday at the British Psychological Society Annual Conference in Brighton.
New Ecopsychology Journal Will Premiere In Spring 2009 (Medical News Today) Ecopsychology - an emerging field that explores the psychological origins of environmental issues and ways in which ecology and psychology interact on individual, societal, and global levels - is the focus of a new online peer-reviewed journal, Ecopsychology to be launched by publisher Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. this spring http://www.liebertpub.com/eco.
Understanding Mental Illness Through Gene-Environment Interactions (Medical News Today) Biological Psychiatry, published by Elsevier, is very pleased to present a special section of its February 1st issue devoted to fundamental new insights into epigenetics, a field of research devoted to understanding how the environment can produce long-lasting or even heritable changes in gene function without altering the DNA sequence.
Compassion Fatigue: Impact On Healthcare Providers Of Caring For The Terminally Ill (Medical News Today) Compassion fatigue in nurses, doctors and other front line cancer-care providers significantly impacts how they interact with patients, with patient families, with other healthcare workers, and with their own family, according to analysis by Indiana University School of Medicine and Regenstrief Institute researchers published in the March issue of the Journal of Health Psychology.
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