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Each issue of Human Givens: promoting emotional health and clear thinking is packed full of fascinating stories, new research findings, insights, articles, interviews, case histories, research, book reviews and letters (we do not take advertising). The official journal of the HGI, it provides much of the best writing on human psychology and behaviour currently available.
Volume 28, No 1, 2021 has just arrived in our office – and yet again it’s packed full of useful and inspiring information, including the following articles:
Ivan Tyrrell reflects on the power of the imagination
Shattered dreams: how REM sleep, not ‘chemical imbalance’, explains depression - Ezra Hewing shows that an understanding of REM sleep explains not only depression but why antidepressants may seem to help some people and harm others
Inside our ethics committee - Monique Nauta, chair of the HGI Registration and Professional Standards Committee, explains how and why the complaints procedure has been updated
Hypermobility: can it explain some medically unexplained symptoms? - Denise Winn describes a little-recognised physical condition with big consequences for psychological health. Renée van der Vloodt shares her case experience
The social elephant in the room - Suzanne O’Sullivan talks to Denise Winn about the ways in which society and culture influence manifestations of mass psychogenic illnesses
When ordinary sounds can seem deafening - Beth Hamilton shows how she works with hyperacusis, a condition that may complicate treatment for trauma
Mother Nature has needs too - Peter Welman argues for the HG organising framework to be extended beyond needs of human beings to include those of the natural world
Under-nourished: the key to working with restrictive eating - Russell McKenzie explains his successful work with bulimic and binge/starve clients
Switching modalities - Tanya Green and Elizabeth McBarnet, two HG practitioners also trained in other disciplines, describe using HG with clients not originally seeking that form of help
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On the receiving end...
A young Russian woman, Nina, describes how just three sessions of human givens therapy lifted her suicidal depression and turned her life around.
The Doctrines of Psychology
Chris Scott, human givens therapist, addresses why a new approach to psychology which breaks away from traditional dogma is needed.
Eco-anxiety: active solutions
Julia Welstead considers the connection between our mental health and our planet
A life in service
Andrew Jones describes how the human givens approach has transformed his effectiveness in his demanding role as a chaplain in the Royal Air Force.
Give your 2019 resolutions a positive spin
How’s your New Year resolve bearing up? What went through your mind as the bells rang in 2019? Julia Welstead discusses how reframing, visualising and rehearsing your own success are often the keys to achieving what you want, and to making your New Year resolution a permanent behaviour pattern in your life...
Knowledge beyond words: confusion and ethics
In 2002 BACP published new ethical guidelines. Before publication, Ivan Tyrrell questioned the main author of the guidelines, Tim Bond, about what they actually mean.
Helpless to help
The torment of ‘caring’ for a much-loved brother suffering from psychosis, to whom the NHS has failed to offer meaningful help …
VIP award for HG inspired work
Congratulations to Valerie Hillen, who has won an award for her invaluable work with job seekers.
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Date posted: 14/02/2024