Shocking and unsurprising bbc.co.uk/news/health-65…

Here is the link to an important review study of psychological treatments of depression:: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

I am really looking forward to joining the inspiring Dr Jo Stubley on Thursday as part of her trauma lecture series to discuss ethics tavistockandportman.ac.uk/study/what-we-…

Excellent systematic review paper by some of the leading researchers in our field concluding that psychodynamic therapy is an evidence-based psychotherapy. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wp…

Understanding Psychosis and #Schizophrenia #NSAD2023 understandingpsychosis.net

Excellent new, informative and clear report on psychosis just produced by the BPS and edited by Anne Cooke. There is also a very user friendly version for children and young people. Highly recommended. understandingpsychosis.net

Excellent new paper on the application of MBT to working with dissociative symptoms in trauma. Especially helpful focus on working with the body. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

I highly recommend this thoughtful and clear paper by Roberto D’Angelo arguing the case that exploratory therapy with transgender youth is NOT conversion therapy jme.bmj.com/content/medeth…

It’s always a pleasure to work with Annalisa Barbieri. Thank you for inviting me to join you again! theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2…

The Revised Standard Edition of Freud’s works edited by Mark Solms is shortly to be published. Here are the details of the launch conference celebrating this historic event and exploring the ongoing relevance of Freud’s ideas in the 21st-century.

The Online Safety Act is now law in the UK. The government is currently undertaking an important review of the effects of pornography. In this paper I outline why as clinicians we should routinely ask patients about their consumption of online pornography tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Griefbots are AI-powered bots designed to help individuals cope with the loss of a loved one. There are concerns about the potential risks of relying on technology to support the process of mourning.  I outline my thoughts on this here #Griefbots tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

A sobering conclusion from this new review of psychotherapy outcomes: “Although most psychotherapies lead to better outcomes compared to control conditions, response rates are modest” onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wp…

We are thrilled that the second edition of the DIT book is finally out with updates and several new chapters. We are thrilled to be joined by Deborah Abrahams and Patrick Luyten as co-authors @AFNCCF

We're delighted to invite you to our first dynamic interpersonal therapy (DIT) conference! Hear about the latest clinical applications of DIT, including to support trauma, complex presentations and group settings. orlo.uk/ZX2Rq #DIT #DynamicInterpersonalTherapy

Do buy the Guardian Saturday tomorrow. I've got a big feature coming out on Anhedonia, a feature I spent over a year low-key working on. I learnt a lot about neuroscience and us as humans in general. Read about what I learnt.

I am honoured to be giving the first Irma Brenman Pick Memorial Lecture. All proceeds go towards the Johannesburg Psychoanalytic Clinic, which offers low-fee and pro bono psychoanalysis to the community. Please join us online. quicket.co.za/events/278240-…

In two hours the first episode of Series 9 of #conversationswithannalisabarbieri goes live (I can't make it go live any sooner!). It's one of the best EVER with Alessandra Lemma and it's about Body Image. Exclusively for top tier patrons on Patreon for now.

I want to thank all my colleagues and students past and present for their ongoing support of my textbook: An Introduction to Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy that I first wrote over twenty years ago. The Third Edition, containing several new chapters, came out this week.

Great conference coming up on epistemic trust in psychotherapy at UCL Psychoanalysis Unit 22 March - 23 March 2025 ucl.ac.uk/psychoanalysis…