Please check in on your introvert friends. We might not be doing as well as you think
Arwa Mahdawi
A new study suggests introverts are experiencing more loneliness and anxiety than extroverts due to the pandemic. As I’ve found myself, it turns out there is such a thing as too much time at home
Researchers crack question of whether couples start looking alike
Study instead suggests people are initially attracted to those with similar features to themselves
Other lives
Gail MacColl Jarrett obituary
Other lives: American editor and author who retrained as a relationship counsellor on her move to the UK
September 2020
Today in Focus
Why blaming young people for the Covid-19 spike could backfire
Before introducing new rules banning private gatherings of more than six people, the health secretary pointed the finger at young people for increasing rates of coronavirus. But could a blame game be counterproductive?
Morality has been stripped from public life. Here’s a four-step plan to revive it
Roger Paxton
Ethical wellbeing is as crucial as physical or mental health. There’s a way to rescue it from modern politics, says clinical psychologist Roger Paxton
Don't blame 'selfish covidiots'. Blame the British government
Stephen Reicher
Pointing the finger in the wrong direction excuses those in power for failing to support people to stay at home, says a member of Sage
August 2020
'Breach of trust': landmark study delves into sexual misconduct complaints made against Australia's health professions
Exclusive: Reports of sexual relationships more frequent for psychiatrists, psychologists and GPs
July 2020
This column will change your life
Overtaxed by all the unfinished tasks hanging over you? There is a solution...
Trying to store every unwritten report and unfulfilled plan in your brain can be a source of anxiety
Obesity can't be tackled until we address the trauma that causes it
Eleanor Morgan
Burn fat to reduce your Covid-19 risk, we’re told. But how to dispel the shame and distress that so often lie behind weight gain?, says Eleanor Morgan
Blood, sweat and tears
'We give patients their voices back': the speech therapists on the Covid-19 frontline
All the rage: how channelling anger became a wellness tool
‘I saw so much killing’: how therapy is helping South Sudan's refugees
June 2020
Virus anxiety could be harming children
Health experts on the psychological cost of Covid-19
May 2020
Untested messages can harm our health
Letters: Poor communications can be a greater risk to the public than what they’re trying to protect against, writes Prof Peter Ayton
Nudge theory could heal Brexit Britain's divide over lockdown
Lee de Wit
The theory received bad press, but it could help reconcile those who value freedom and those who want to minimise harm, says political psychologist Lee de Wit
The long read
Patterns of pain: what Covid-19 can teach us about how to be human
The long read: We can expect psychological difficulties to follow as we come out of lockdown. But we have an opportunity to remake our relationship with our bodies, and the social body we belong to
