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See Part I and Part II of this series for a background to this article.   Year 10 Student, Martin* attended treatment for a school refusal...

See Part I of this series here.   Year 10 Student, Martin’s* parents were shocked to discover that their son had missed almost half of his...

Martin’s* parents were called by his Year Ten Coordinator to discuss his ongoing absences from class and his assessment non-admittance. Martin’s parents were shocked to discover...

Pattern: a particular way in which something usually happens or is done Event: a thing that happens or takes place, especially one of importance   Patterns People often see me...

Feeling Full In 2016 premier medical journal, the Lancet, reported that obesity had become a bigger global problem than malnutrition. There are now more obese people...

This article is the seventh and final in my series in my series on the late Dr Jaak Panksepp’s model of the neurological origins of human...

A recent study of 10,000 young adolescents (average age 12) found that bullying increases the incidence of suicidal thoughts. Sadly, old news. This tragic effect of...

A recent study of 10,000 young adolescents (average age 12) found that bullying increases the incidence of suicidal thoughts. Sadly, old news. This tragic effect of...

A recent study of 10,000 young adolescents (average age 12) found that bullying increases the incidence of suicidal thoughts. Sadly, old news. This tragic effect of...

The written word doesn’t know to whom it should speak and to whom it should not. And when it is faulted and attacked unfairly, it always...

This article is the sixth in my series in my series on the late Dr Jaak Panksepp’s model of the neurological origins of human and animal...

The latest edition of the psychologist bible was released in March. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (the DSM) published by the American Psychiatric Association is the...

Gavin was stuck. “Nothing ever changes between us! Chrissy and I can’t talk without detonating a massive fight. So, most of the time we just tend...

“He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that.” John Stuart Mill   “I’m allergic to idiots!” Danny had been mandated...

Sex on the Mind: Is Lust an Emotion? Is horny an emotion? I was taught, somewhere in my now ancient adventures through the university system, that...

This is the fourth in my series on the late Dr Jaak Panksepp’s model of the neurological origins of human and animal emotions. Follow these links...

“See, money doesn’t just buy you a better life — better food, better cars, better p***y — it also makes you a better person. You can...

I promised myself I wouldn’t write about Covid anymore, but anyway…   A group of British researchers, led by PhD candidate Emma Sorenson, asked 17,000 school...