The diverse and evolving role of a psychologist within a respiratory multidisciplinary team (MDT) is described, providing a working model for service provision. The rationale for appointing a psychologist within a respiratory MDT is presented first, citing relevant policy and research and outlining the wider psychosocial impact of respiratory disease. This is followed by an insight into the psy...

Authorities. This arrangement provided an opportunity whereby Authorities doubtful of the scope and value of a psychologist's work might have his, or her, services on trial for a few months in their own area without the complications and commitments involved by themselves making a temporary or a permanent appointment. The plan had a wide appeal for, in a very short time, the psychologist's serv...

The quartet of articles on eyewitness identification by McCloskey and Egeth, and Loftus (May 1983) represents an excellent example of the ability of the American Psychologist to provide a forum for the discussion of topical issues in the discipline. The broader and perhaps central issue addressed, however, concerned the relative reticence that psychologists should display when asked to serve as...

The idea of interviewing Dan Ariely was somehow latent on my mind since I started being interested in cognitive psychology and cognitive behavior psychotherapy, but actually got more ardent ever since irrationality became a research topic for his team at Duke University. I picked him as an interviewee thinking not only at his exceptional skills as a researcher and as Kahnemann ‘disciple’, but m...

This article was originally written shortly after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita hit the Gulf Coast of the United States. It describes the process through which one local psychologist progressed during the evacuation and immediate aftermath. The final part of the article was written two years later and includes reflections on the recovery process as well as changes in the practice of the psycholog...

The problem of psychologist training remains a key priority in Armenia. During the Soviet period, the notion of a psychologist was obscure not only in Armenia but also in other Soviet republics. The breakup of the Soviet Union triggered a gradual change in this area activating the cooperation with specialists from other countries. The need for recovery from the psychological trauma caused by th...