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Flexible working • dyslexia • power of smell • emotional arousal and memory • Alzheimer’s disease • Down’s syndrome and dementia • rape allegation test • men and body image • repressing pain • a true social service • babysitting classes • HIV, testing and telling • cannabis risks • schizophrenia and confusion • patients or clients? • diabetes and the brain

Lessons from the long view
Pat Williams takes a step back from current therapeutic methods

The APET model: emotions come first
Joe Griffin and Ivan Tyrrell introduce a biologically based theory that updates cognitive approaches to changing behaviour

Don’t do it! Why health promotion messages fail
Dr Michele Crossley argues that conventional health promotion campaigns ignore the meanings behind ‘risky’ behaviours

On the receiving end
Ruth McCormick describes her day-to-day concerns as a young adult with cerebral palsy

The social brain
Denise Winn talks to Professor John Ratey about the role of the brain in social development

Acting on the evidence: the case for counselling
We report on a one-day seminar on counselling in primary care, and whether it works when done, how and by whom

No secrets in the family
Julia Hennessy describes an innovative and strikingly common sense approach to ensuring the protection of children at risk

The trauma goes on ...
Martin Murphy discusses the difficulties of helping people cope with ongoing trauma in the conflict in Northern Ireland

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