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http://hug-machine.livejournal.com/66293.html

This is a professional, peer-reviewed journal created by and for forensic psychologists.  It is free to anyone with Internet access.

Our mission is to link the science and practice of forensic psychology by making research and applications directly available to all forensic psychologists.

http://www.forensicpsychologyunbound.ws/

Neuroscience and the law

In this video, hosted by the University of Akron Law School, neuroscientist Hank Greely talks to lawyers and law students about the prediction of behaviour, detecting lies, consciousness, and cognitive enhancement. The talk was delivered as part of a symposium. It is presented in Adobe Flash format and is one hour, five minutes in length. It should be useful for students and teachers.

http://www.uakron.edu/law/video/neuroscience/keynote.dot

Non-pharmaceutical management of depression in adults

A national clinical guideline published in January 2010 by the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network. The 44-page document contains an introduction, summary of recommendations, sections on psychological therapies, self help, exercise and lifestyle modification, herbal remedies and nutritional supplements, complementary and alternative therapies, provision of information, implementing the guideline, the evidence base, development of the guideline, abbreviations, appendices and references. The focus of the guideline is to examine the evidence for depression treatments which may be used as alternatives to prescribed pharmacological therapies.

 http://www.sign.ac.uk/pdf/sign114.pdf

From Intute.ac.uk

Depression

This comprehensive and authoritative resource on depression is provided by the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPSYCH). Resource types available include factsheets, leaflets, books, audio files, and recommended reading lists. A wide range of depression topics and issues are covered, for example, depression and older adults and younger people, alcohol, postnatal depression, self-harm, smoking, exercise, cannabis use, and available treatments (ECT, CBT, and CAM). http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinfo/problems/depression.aspx

Bipolar disorder

This authoritative information resource on bipolar disorder is provided by the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPSYCH). Bipolar disorder is sometimes called bipolar affective disorder or manic depression and this resource has fact sheets, leaflets, key facts about bipolar disorder, and information on treatments (including medication and cognitive behavioural therapy). Links to other organisations and a recommended reading list are provided.

http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinfo/problems/bipolardisorder.aspx

Bipolar Disorder Research Network (BDRN)

The Bipolar Disorder Research Network (BDRN) is conducting a major study investigating the underlying causes of bipolar disorder. The study is funded by the Wellcome Trust and the Stanley Medical Research Institute and it aims to investigate how genetic factors and environmental factors interact and influence susceptibility to bipolar disorder. This site provides information on BDRN research activities and lead investigator, how to take part in the research, and details of BDRN research champions. The BDRN newsletter is available for viewing online. http://bdrn.org/

Shades of lies

In this short video, hosted by YouTube, behavioural economist Dan Ariely talks about his research exploring the relationship between fakeness and the propensity to cheat. The clip is five minutes in length and presented as an embedded Flash object. It should be useful for students, researchers and teachers. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOG8L6o1Btw

From Intute.ac.uk

The psychology and power of false confessions

This article, written by academic Ian Herbert and published in the journal Observer (the organ of the US-based Association for Psychological Science), provides an overview of current research into false confessions and the impact they can have on the judicial process. The article should be useful for students, teachers and researchers. http://www.psychologicalscience.org/observer/getArticle.cfm?id=2590

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Braintalk communities

These interlinked forums are provided by the Department of Neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital and aim to foster links between patients, caregivers, physicians and researchers. The forums range across many topics related to neurology, such as returning to work. The site should be useful for practitioners, researchers and students. http://brain.hastypastry.net/forums/

From Intute.ac.uk

Recherches en psychanalyse converted to OA and moved to Revues.org.
http://www.revues.org/7049

From SPARC Open Access Newsletter

Backdoor broadcasting company : Tim Thornton : Clinical Judgement and the Medical Humanities

This section of the Backdoor Broadcasting Company website makes recordings of academic lectures available to researchers and members of the public. Here, a lecture delivered by Tim Thornton of the University of Central Lancashire on 25 November 2009 at The Humanities and Arts Research Centre, Royal Holloway University of London is posted as a podcast. The lecture, "Clinical Judgement and the Medical Humanities" deals with areas of ethics and contemporary philosophy and linguistic studies related to mental health care. Applying ideas from Wittgenstein, Thornton is known for his work on "clinical judgement, idiographic and narrative understanding, the interpretation of psychopathology and reductionism and social constructionism in psychiatry." Recorded questions which were posed at the end of the lecture are also available.From Intute.ac.uk

http://backdoorbroadcasting.net/2009/11/tim-thornton-clinical-judgement-and-the-