Monthly Archives: February 2007
Psychological torture on trial
Following on from my earlier post about the involvement of psychologists in torture at the Guantanamo detention facility, it has been interesting to read several recent commentaries in the Guardian about this issue: 1] Naomi Klein writes about a current … Continue reading
Filed under Clinical Psychology, Mental Health, Politics, Psychology
Using virtual reality to treat PTSD
Of interest this week are reports of an innovative exposure-based treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder using virtual reality. The Guardian describes the work of Professor Skip Rizzo at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles in developing a “virtual … Continue reading
Classic cinema @ the Action Écoles: 23 rue des Écoles, Paris
I have visited Paris a bunch of times since living in Europe, and as a love-struck tourist I can’t get enough. Aside from the culture, food, fashion, beautiful streets, reasurringly rude waiters etc., Paris is also a cinephiles dream. I … Continue reading
Finally “Dr” Gillian McKeith is taken to task
Good news this week as TV diet guru Gillian McKeith agrees to drop the title “Dr” from the marketing of her products after the Advertising Standards Authority came to the provisional conclusion that her use of the title (based on … Continue reading
Filed under Pseudoscience, Television, United Kingdom
There’s no such thing as a free lunch with drug reps
In the time that I have spent working in mental health services it has been hard not to notice the effects of drug company marketing, and in particular marketing to non-prescribing professionals, such as mental health workers and psychologists. Drug … Continue reading
Filed under Clinical Psychology, Mental Health
Writing therapeutic letters
Lately in my clinical psychology work I have been writing an increased number of therapeutic letters to my clients (“therapeutic letters” are not in a report format but more like a personal letter, and part of the process of therapy, … Continue reading
Filed under CBT, Clinical Psychology, cognitive behavioural therapy, Psychology
