Psychology, Philosophy and Real Life

Clinical psychologist and recovering anorectic Lucy Daniels offers a psychoanalytic perspective on the treatment of anorexia nervosa and raises concerns about the pitfalls of ineffective treatment.

It doesn’t take much to make a man feel satisfied with his body: a look in the mirror and a sense of well-being seem sufficient. For women, however, changes in body image need to be supported by hard, physical evidence. The results follow up on an earlier study suggesting that mirrors can make women feel worse about working out.

This highly praised film series is the sequel to the award-winning Testing God series, which was said by a Times reviewer to be “as close to poetry as Television gets”. Featuring contributions from leading international figures such as Roger Penrose, Greg Chaitin and Galen Strawson, as well as Managing Editor Greg Mulhauser, the Channel 4 film examines belief in a soul — with some surprising conclusions.

Following our earlier article on a Brigham Young University pilot study suggesting that an approach toward food called “intuitive eating” is better than restrictive diets for producing lower cholesterol levels, body mass index scores and cardiovascular disease risk, we’ve augmented our research library with more than a dozen new resources on the topic — ranging from self-help books on intuitive eating to controlled studies on the psychology of eating.

The ISMHO’s ad hoc handling of evidence that one of the organization’s founders inadvertently published confidential client material on a public website without consent, and the subsequent expulsion of the whistleblower, highlight several constructive opportunities for improving and reforming the ISMHO and bringing a more explicit ethical component to its management. This document outlines seven suggested principles for raising the standard of ethical and competent management within the International Society for Mental Health Online.