The British Psychological Society's Division of Clinical Psychology. Retweets do not necessarily imply agreement or support.

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I think this article addresses one of the most important and uncomfortable questions in modern psychiatry and public health: What happens when understandable human responses to trauma, grief, instability, loneliness, burnout, inequality, or existential distress are increasingly redefined as medical disorders requiring lifelong intervention? The problem is not only stigma. It is that once suffering is framed primarily through a narrow medical model, the response often becomes increasingly pharmaceutical, institutional, and symptom-focused: more diagnoses, more medication, more polypharmacy, and sometimes even invasive interventions such as ECT. Meanwhile, many patients continue reporting harms that remain minimized or insufficiently acknowledged: withdrawal injury, akathisia, emotional blunting, memory loss, cognitive impairment, PSSD, and profound disruption of identity and functioning. A humane and evidence-based system should not deny that severe psychological suffering exists. But it should also recognize that not all distress originates from defective brain chemistry, and not all suffering is best addressed through increasingly medicalized intervention. At some point society has to ask whether we are helping people heal — or teaching entire populations to adapt chemically to environments that may themselves be deeply unhealthy.
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'Living Well with HIV' draws on biomedical & psychological knowledge to help make sense of it & learn how to support people affected. Part of our BPS Ask the Experts series, it covers things like stigma, relationships, & treatment. Buy now on Routledge: routledge.com/Living-Well-wi…
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bps.org.uk/news/winners-pres… Free webinar on 5th June for @BPSOfficial members. Dr Lucy Johnstone and Professor Peter Kinderman are joint winners of the @UKDCP Lifetime Achievement Award. They are both contributors to the #PTMFramework
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Wow! Excellent new guidance from UK govt on screen time guidance for ages 0-5. Great summary below from @newstart_2024
New UK screen time rules just dropped — and they’re stricter than most parents expected. From 27 March 2026, England says: zero solo screens for under-2s (except quick video calls with family), and max one hour a day for 2–5 year olds — no screens at meals or the hour before bed. Co-view everything, stick to slow-paced content, and ditch fast social-media clips and AI toys completely. The science is sobering: toddlers’ brains process info up to 10 times slower than adults. Fast-paced screens push them into fight-or-flight mode — racing heart, surging energy — while they’re sitting still. Researchers at the University of East London say this mismatch can wire kids for more tantrums and emotional struggles later. Using screens to calm meltdowns? It often backfires long-term. As a parent, it’s brutal — we all know that explosion the second you take the tablet away. But this feels like evidence finally catching up with what our gut has been telling us. How are you handling screens with little ones — strict limits, co-viewing, or mostly winging it?
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Mehdi Hasan comprehensively exposes the vast level of corruption amongst American politicians that has led to the US fighting yet another war for Israel; all while running rings around his zionist propagandist hosts, masterclass!
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Bill Browder: Iran is sending very inexpensive drones into Dubai, and Dubai is shooting them down with very expensive defensive weapons. That can't go on forever. I've read a lot of Ukrainians saying, what you're experiencing right now is what we experience every night. 1/
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Thank you to the committee members, speakers and delegates who contributed to our annual conference today to make it an interesting, thought provoking day. Don't forget to also read our 2025 journal: What good looks like for children who may be neurodivergent @BPSOfficial @UKDCP
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The Alternative Handbook 2025/26 is here! If you're applying to the DClinPsy, this handbook shares insights from 1,470+ current trainees, offering an honest look at what training is really like across the UK. Download your copy: bps.org.uk/blog/launching-al…
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Our massive use of antidepressants and prescription drugs is the symptom of a social problem. "The deeper problem is a culture that reflexively medicates instead of teaching people how to cope." newsweek.com/why-america-med…
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This music project and video has been produced by the DCP’s EDI subcommittee and launched for International Peace Day. It is both powerful and moving and we hope people will watch and share youtube.com/watch?v=8JppOvTr… More info on the project here bps.org.uk/news/collective-c…
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We welcome the latest cohort of clinical psychology trainees this Autumn with a set of information and resources to demonstrate how DCP can support you in all all aspects of professional development for £16 /pa + BPS membership bps.org.uk/news/warm-welcome…
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How can psychologists help shift NHS care from hospital to community? If you're a member, join us on 12 Sep ’25 to explore how psychology supports the NHS 10 Year Health Plan and advances neighbourhood and place-based care. Register now: bps.org.uk/event/nhs-10-year…
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Voting closes at noon on Wed 16th, make sure you check out the candidates and use your vote
'Voting is now open for the election of our elected trustee who will sit on the board for the next three years.' @romanpsych Get to know the six candidates who have put themselves forward for the role... And cast your vote: bps.org.uk/news/time-vote-el…
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