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New rules on experts confuse Canadian solicitors

28/07/2010
New rules governing the use of expert witnesses in the Canadian civil justice system have increased costs and caused confusion, according to lawyers who retain them.
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How a psychologist helped win the Open

20/07/2010
A small red spot on the glove of golfer Louis Oosthuizen is credited with playing a critical role in his winning of The Open Championship at St Andrews last Sunday.
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Expert Witness assist in Raoul Moat news analysis

17/07/2010
Expert Witness analysis of audio recorded during the Raoul Moat stand-off has suggested three shots were fired in the space of around three seconds. The sounds are consis...view full story
Are prenuptial agreements set to become legally binding?

14/07/2010
Proposals to make prenuptial contracts legally enforceable are amongst new plans to be outlined in a consultation paper being prepared by the Law Commission, the official...view full story
Combat PTSD may be linked to dementia

17/06/2010
War veterans who suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are almost twice as likely to develop Alzheimer's disease as veterans without PTSD, a study shows
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Secondhand smoke may harm your mental health

09/06/2010
It is accepted that other people's smoke is bad for your lungs and heart, and new research suggests it could be damaging your mental health, too.
Researchers found...view full story
Fresh air as good as cup of coffee

09/06/2010
A simple stroll in the open air is as revitalising as a strong cup of coffee, a new study claims.
Psychology professor Richard Ryan for the Journal of Environmenta...view full story
Study finds alcohol abuse amongst UK forces

14/05/2010
British troops serving in Afghanistan or Iraq are far more likely to become alcohol abusers when they return home than fellow troops.
A study led by Simon Wessely...view full story
Expert witness fee cuts, puts children at risk

05/05/2010
The government have been warned that child safety will suffer, if independent social work experts (ISWs) are excluded from being expert family court witnesses. From Octob...view full story
The value of independent Expert Witnesses in care proceedings

06/04/2010
Peter Dale, John Gumbleton & Colin Luger, all independent social workers, explain the value that their profession brings when appearing as expert witnesses in care pr...view full story
A third of breast cancers may be avoidable

26/03/2010
Experts at a scientific conference are saying that up to a third of breast cancer cases in Western countries could be avoided if women regulated their diet and exercised ...view full story
Royal College of Psychiatrists call for the removal of websites

25/03/2010
The Royal College of Psychiatrists is calling for a crack down on websites that promote self-harm.
The body is concerned by the number of sites that appear to eith...view full story
Scottish law firm to provide Sharia advice service

11/03/2010
Glasgow based solicitors Hamilton Burns has become the first in Scotland to offer clients advice on Sharia law alongside other legal services.
The service, allows ...view full story
Longtime cannabis use may raise risk of psychosis

04/03/2010
Young adults who are longtime pot smokers are more likely to have hallucinations, delusions, or to display signs of psychosis than short-term smokers or people who've nev...view full story
£200,000 Expert witness fee

01/03/2010
The Sunday Times for 28 February 2010 has published a news story of a headmistress appearing as an expert witness for a school which has been sued by an ex-pupil who was ...view full story
APIL attacks government over bereavement damages

24/02/2010
The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) has criticised the government for ignoring Law Commission recommendations to increase general damages in personal injury...view full story
Ruby Wax in stand-up performance at psychiatric hospital

19/02/2010
Comedy legend Ruby Wax bared her soul on stage in a unique stand-up performance at a Birmingham psychiatric hospital. Patients of Edgbaston’s Woodbourne Priory witn...view full story
Fish oil may reduce schizophrenia

11/02/2010
A new study suggests that fish oil could be the key to a safe and effective form of treatment for young people with schizophrenia.
Adolescent Psychiatrist Paul Am...view full story
Family law specialist joins Jones Myers

11/02/2010
Yorkshire family law firm Jones Myers has welcomed specialist Norman Taylor to its team.
Mr Taylor joins the firm’s finance team at its Park Square office fr...view full story
European Family Law Conference 2010

01/02/2010
University of Cambridge, 8-10 April 2010
The CEFL fourth conference focuses on the future of family property in Europe.
The CEFL is currently drafting Princ...view full story
What The Apple iPad promises for your future.

29/01/2010
Communications and computer, industry experts have applauded the launch of Apples ipad.
The innovative new tablet device is like all other Apple products beautiful...view full story
Psychiatry professor appointed director of dementia care

27/01/2010
Psychiatry Professor Alistair Burns has been appointed to oversee how dementia is dealt with in England. He will develop and deliver a strategy launched one year ago by t...view full story
Sex addiction is a mental disorder say experts

27/01/2010
The Tiger Woods scandal recently raised many questions regarding sexually obsessive behavior. Woods, it is believed, is getting treatment at a sex addiction clinic in Ame...view full story
Baby cry translator for iPhone launched

26/01/2010
A new application which claims to be able to translate with 96 per cent accuracy the requirements of any crying child has been launched.
The application works simi...view full story
Judge says extradition of Hacker may be unlawful

18/01/2010
The home secretary may have acted unlawfully by pursuing the extradition of the computer hacker Gary McKinnon, a high court judge said last week.
McKinnon, an Aspe...view full story
Why people are happiest at weekends

13/01/2010
Research looking at the psychology behind that mood boost that men and women alike feel better from Friday evening through Sunday afternoon.
The feeling is booste...view full story
MBE for Dawn Cragg, Expert in Micropigmentation

07/01/2010
A Retford entrepreneur who brought Professional make-up and Beauty training to the town in the early 1980’s has been appointed a Member of the Order of the British ...view full story
New board to oversee legal services sector

04/01/2010
The Legal Services Board became fully active on the 1st January 2010. Its mandate is to ensure the interests of consumers are placed at the heart of the legal system. It ...view full story
Searchline

23/12/2009
If you require our Searchline facilities over the Christmas holidays please e-mail: info@expertwitness.co.uk<...view full story
Accountant with an hatred of the legal profession jailed for acid attack

21/12/2009
Former accountant Ashok Mahajan, showered a barrister, solicitor and assistant with the contents of a bottle of hydrochloric acid after his race discrimination claim was ...view full story
Psychology professor wins $1million research prize

09/12/2009
Dr. Laurence Steinberg, a Temple psychology professor, has been awarded the first-ever Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize by the Zurich, Switzerland-based Jacobs Foundation.<...view full story
Details of LSC / DoH experts pilot scheme

09/12/2009
The Legal Services Commission is working with the Department of Health to pilot the key proposal from the 2006 consultation on the Chief Medical Officer’s report, <...view full story
Blood tests may reveal mental disorders

30/11/2009
Scientists are moving closer to developing blood tests that can diagnose serious mental disorders, according to a study published this week in the journal Molecular Psych...view full story
Man wins Supreme Court appeal over drug valuation

17/11/2009
A convicted on drug seller has been allowed to bring an appeal to the Supreme Court on grounds that his case raises an important point of law, relating to how valuations ...view full story
Expert Witness medical evidence to help identify risks to Gardaí

17/11/2009
A test case is to be heard in the High Court next January to determine the real risk gardaí face of contracting diseases in their work with infected drug addicts.<...view full story
Depression may be link to processed food

06/11/2009
Research suggests that eating a diet high in processed food increases the risk of depression.
The University College London team also found that people who ate ple...view full story
Help UK Charities by making a will in November

03/11/2009
As part of Will Aid month, solicitors nationwide are offering to draw up basic wills in exchange for charitable donations.
In November, solicitors are offering the...view full story
Hacker's extradition on hold

21/10/2009
New psychiatric evidence has placed Gary McKinnons extradition to the US on hold.
Glasgow-born McKinnon, 42, was accused of hacking into secret military and Nasa c...view full story
Royal College of Psychiatrists plea to end mental health age divide

16/10/2009
Mental health services must abolish the 'arbitrary' division between adults' and older people's provision to end ageism in care, the Royal College of Psychiatrists said t...view full story
Shariah Law Expert joins North West solicitors

09/10/2009
Manchester-based George Davies Solicitors have appointed solicitor Tasnim Khalid. Tasnim has studied both Shariah law and the British legal system, and is able to offer a...view full story
Carl Jung's 'Red Book' on display for first time

08/10/2009
Psychologist Carl Jung's "Red Book," one of the most important works of psychology, was displayed for the first time on Wednesday 7th October in New York.
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Cocaine vaccine progresses in reducing addiction

07/10/2009
Research on an anti-cocaine vaccine shows that users reduced cocaine use in 38 percent of people vaccinated with it. The study undertaken by Yale researchers in America a...view full story
Ministry of Justice CPR important changes for Expert Witnesses

24/09/2009
The 50th update to the Civil Procedure Rules introduces changes in a large number of areas. The changes come into force on 1 October 2009.
Part 35 relevant to cour...view full story
Consultation paper on fees paid to experts from the legal aid fund

24/09/2009
The Ministry of Justice has published a Consultation Paper that includes proposals to impose a cap on the fees that can be paid from the legal aid fund to expert witnesse...view full story
Brain scans could help early detection of spot Schizophrenia

16/09/2009
Scanning technology has helped researchers pinpoint the part of the brain that appears to be where psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia begin, a new study says.
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Royal College of Psychiatrists asked to speak out against gay "cure" therapies

11/08/2009
The UK's governing body for psychiatry has been asked to follow the lead of their American counterpart and advise its members not to refer clients who are confused about ...view full story
Medical imaging advances mean storage problems

10/08/2009
As more doctors use imaging technology to diagnose and treat patients, hospitals have to deal with new management, security, and access challenges.
In the past, ra...view full story
CSI type graphics in the courtroom

05/08/2009
Many jurors have higher expectations in the quantity and quality of exhibits presented at trial due to popular television crime scene dramas such as CSI.
This lea...view full story
Computer game players wanted to help develop nuclear weapons

03/08/2009
If you spend your spare time playing with an array of deadly hi-tech weapons capable of atomising aliens and blowing up islands in pursuit of "total domination"...view full story
Psychology Expert warns don’t cut back on holidays

03/08/2009
With the economy in the throes of a recession, nearly a third of Americans are postponing or reducing the amount of vacation they plan to take this year. But scrimping on...view full story
All UK hospitals ‘must have liaison psychiatry services’

30/07/2009
Every hospital in the UK must have a dedicated liaison psychiatry service, according to a new report from the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges. The report, No Health Wit...view full story
Cosmetic Surgeon has revolutionized recovery processes

30/07/2009
At the Parker Center for Plastic Surgery in New Jersey America, Dr. Parker and his staff know that recovery is often the most difficult part of plastic surgery.
Wi...view full story
Nerve stimulation may help movement after stroke

27/07/2009
Electrical nerve stimulation may help people who've had a stroke relearn how to control hand movements, a small study suggests. Researchers in Germany found that, in stro...view full story
Family history can predict frequency and severity of mental illness

24/07/2009
Although mental illness is known to be herediatry, doctors don't always ask questions about it when they talk to a patient. But researchers say knowing about the relative...view full story
New therapy for treatment-resistant depression

22/07/2009
The Depression Center and University of Michigan’s Department of Psychiatry are now offering a new option for the treatment of depression called Repetitive Transcra...view full story
National Association of Psychiatric Intensive care Units Annual Conference - 2009

20/07/2009
The 14th Annual NAPICU Conference will be held at Warwick University on September 10th and 11th, 2009. The theme for the conference is on Quality: Outcomes and Accreditat...view full story
French paper uses computer for global translation

16/07/2009
A leading French business newspaper is launching a multi-lingual version of its website using automatic translation, dispensing with journalists and translators but often...view full story
Hacker may be a suicide risk if sent to U.S.

15/07/2009
High Court judges were told that Gary McKinnon could be a suicide risk if he is extradited to face trial in America for hacking. The 43-year-old from North London, who su...view full story
What Is A Forensic Science Technician?

14/07/2009
Today’s criminals all have one very formidable opponent, and that is the forensic science technician. Simply put, forensic science technicians, or criminalists, are...view full story
3-D Imaging previews results before plastic surgery

10/07/2009
See the results of your cosmetic surgery even before you go under the knife.
An American doctor is using in his practice, Dr. Spencer Cochran takes a series...view full story
4th International conference on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology

01/07/2009
The conference will be running from 13th to 14th July 2009 (Monday & Tuesday) at Roehampton University's Whitelands College. The goal of this interdisciplinary confer...view full story
Technical document translation

29/06/2009
Important factors to consider before buying technical document translation.
Translation can be a complicated task, especially when dealing with technical document ...view full story
Court fight over Jackson's children

29/06/2009
Michael Jackson's ex-wife and the mother of his two older children is in line to obtain custody of their children, even if the pop star designated another person as their...view full story
The emotional cost of nursing

25/06/2009
What are the costs of caring?
A new project in the School of Psychology explores nurses' experience of distress and aims to determine if empathy with patients is ...view full story
Metropolitan Police translator bill to rise to £20m

16/06/2009
Police in London are being hit with a soaring bill for translators to deal with foreign criminals, victims and witnesses. A Metropolitan Police chief has admitted that th...view full story
Road traffic psychology to influence drivers behavior

15/06/2009
Psychological traffic calming techniques are set to be introduced in Sheffield Yorkshire, in preference of traditional and often controversial schemes such as road humps....view full story
Brain imaging can help Psychiatrists

08/06/2009
A new 3-D brain scan called a "spect image" is helping psychiatrists to get into the heads of their patients. The scan shows the results of after a radioactive ...view full story
Imaging helps identify epilepsy

27/05/2009
Over the past decade, the imaging of epilepsy has changed substantially. With the advent of high resolution MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) such as the 3.0Tesla (3T) MRI...view full story
Genetic clue to autism development in males identified

26/05/2009
Researchers have discovered a genetic variant that may play a role in autism development in males. Results of this study were published in the May online edition of the j...view full story
Keep mentally active to avoid dementia

22/05/2009
Keeping the brain active by working later in life may be an effective way to ward off Alzheimer's disease, research suggests. Researchers analysed data from 1,320 dementi...view full story
Birmingham Chambers strengthens its family law group

20/05/2009
No. 5 Chambers in Birmingham has strengthened its family law group with the addition of three new barristers. They are Nandini Dutta, who was called to the Bar in 1993, i...view full story
Christian Brothers accused of censoring debate on child abuse

20/05/2009
The Christian Brothers have been accused of censoring debate about a damning major report on child abuse due to be published today.
The 2.500 page report cost an e...view full story
Family law advice to be available through Community Legal Advice help line

18/05/2009
40 new jobs created at four family law firms as a result of Community Legal Advice expansion
Four regional family law firms are set to take on new staff following ...view full story
Can constant sun impact mental health

13/05/2009
Too much sun can reportedly have a serious impact on the mental health of individuals. A new study by Swedish researchers suggests that constant exposure to the sun can l...view full story
NHS plan Lothian's first specialist eating disorders unit

11/05/2009
A special ward for people with eating disorders is set to be created in the Lothians for the first time. The 12-bed unit planned for St John's Hospital in Livingston woul...view full story
Autism link to enlarged brain

11/05/2009
A new brain imaging study suggests that toddlers with autism are more likely to have an enlarged portion of the brain associated with functions like the processing of fac...view full story
Judges to test expert witnesses?

28/04/2009
The Law Commission wants tighter checks on expert views in court.
They are asking that medical and other expert evidence be subject to a statutory test of its tru...view full story
What it takes to be an Expert Witness

27/04/2009
An expert witness is an individual who is an expert in a particular field and they can offer valuable information in a criminal trial. They dont have to witness the crime...view full story
Google launches two new services

22/04/2009
Google today announced the addition of Similar Images to its Image Search features. Designed to help us narrow down our searches even further, Similar Images is aimed at ...view full story
Identifying the right expert witness

02/04/2009
Identifying the right expert witness and drilling them as to what will be expected are crucial precursors to having them take the stand and satisfy a judge, argues Gerard...view full story
Experts find two new breast cancer genes

02/04/2009
Two new breast cancer genes, of which one reduces the chance of developing the disease while the other increases it, have been identified by an international team of scie...view full story
How to pick an expert witness

27/03/2009
Expert witnesses can make or break a case, so it’s vital to pick exactly the right (independent, knowledgeable and impressive) person for the job
With the co...view full story
Psychiatric probe into bank thief

18/03/2009
A worker who stole £50,000 from an Edinburgh bank to pay off student loans is to be assessed by a psychiatrist before sentencing.
Greig Smith, 29,was employe...view full story
College of Psychiatry hosts first conference

16/03/2009
The recently formed College of Psychiatry of Ireland is to hold its inaugural conference later this month during which the new entity will be officially launched. Accordi...view full story
War heroes' charity to close

12/03/2009
The Lord Roberts Workshops, a charity that was once an important part of British society, provideding work for severely injured war heroes and provided inspiration for th...view full story
Plans for cuts to legal aid will put families at risk

12/03/2009
Barristers are angry that they can no longer provide the service that their clients need, Several hundred barristers met in London last weekend, with another 250 joining ...view full story
Experts say TV keeps kids awake

12/03/2009
Some Psychology experts say a three-hour bedtime TV show for pre-schoolers does more to keep kids awake than ease them into sleep.
Harvard University psychologist ...view full story
Hormone drug may help alcoholism

02/03/2009
When injected with cabergoline (Dostinex), rats addicted to alcohol decreased their drinking and addictive behavior while also being less prone to relapsing, a study by r...view full story
Resolution releases research into its current success rate in collaborative law

27/02/2009
Resolution (formerly known as the Solicitors’ Family Law Association) is an organisation committed to developing and promoting best standards in the practice of fam...view full story
Text messaging may help childrens' development

27/02/2009
Research from Coventry University, where 88 children aged between 10 and 12 were studied to understand the impact of text messaging and text speak on their language skill...view full story
Is Cosmetic Surgery tied to Emotional Health?

27/02/2009
It has been stated that cosmetic surgery provides an emotional boost to women’s self-esteem. A feature took a close look at five popular women’s magazines in America. It...view full story
Expert Witnesses misconduct in Spector retrial

25/02/2009
When Phil Spector came to hiring expert witnesses for his murder defence, he went for the top of the range. The scientists he retained to analyse evidence in the fatal sh...view full story
Cocaine use diminishes reward cells

24/02/2009
It is known that cocaine is a dangerous drug, but it can also and has toxic effects on brain cells (neurons) that produce dopamine, say experts at Baylor College of Medic...view full story
Women spend 10 years of their lives on diets

19/02/2009
Women working to realise their dream of a slim, toned size 10 figure spend nearly ten years of their life dieting, according to a survey. An average woman goes on two die...view full story
Survey shows mentally ill receive poor guidance on sexual health

16/02/2009
Sexual health guidance is low among people with serious mental illnesses, according to research by the University of East Anglia. The UEA’s School of Nursing and Mi...view full story
Experts views on aphrodisiacs

13/02/2009
Are aphrodisiacs psychophysiological? Do they affect the senses?
Many foods are said to be aphrodisiacs. In the US the FDA dismiss foods as aphrodisiacs.
S...view full story
Does television increase depression risk in young adults?

04/02/2009
A study that the more television a teenager is exposed to, the more likely they are to develop symptoms of depression in young adulthood.
Research from the Univers...view full story
Anti-bullying scheme focuses on the community

26/01/2009
A new approach to eliminate bullying that focuses on bystanders as well as the bullies themselves has been successfully trialled by researchers. University College London...view full story
Website design determines how children process information

19/01/2009
A new study in the journal Psychology & Marketing investigates the influence of website design on children’s information processing. Results show that the type ...view full story
From Hollywood to Heroin at the ICA

14/01/2009
A series of screenings at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London hopes to use psychoanalysis to look at the depiction of drug addiction in film.
Frank Sinatr...view full story
Child recognition may avoid depression

12/01/2009
A student who struggles in first grade and has negative self-perceptions in sixth grade may have depression symptoms by seventh grade, U.S. researchers said.
Keith...view full story
An organised life is a long life

08/01/2009
A study has shown that ambitious, organised and conscientious people live longer than those who are impulsive. Self-controlled people are more likely to be healthy than p...view full story
Are low stress hormone levels an indicator for ME

06/01/2009
Myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), or CFS, causes long-term and in some cases debilitating tiredness which is not relieved by rest or sleep.
Low levels of the stress ...view full story
Biopic for the 60s’ psychedelic psychiatrist

06/01/2009
The celebrity psychiatrist to swinging sixties London, who swapped his leather couch for showbusiness parties where he rubbed shoulders with rock stars, actors and artist...view full story
Magnetic treatment on trial to replace electric shock therapy

18/12/2008
Treatment of depression by electric shock could soon be replaced by magnetic technology.
Trials at an Australian hospital use a machine that induces seizures the w...view full story
Suicide warning on US epilepsy drugs

17/12/2008
Patients on antiepileptics need to be monitored for indications of mood changes say the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Antiepileptic drug packaging now displa...view full story
Church going women live longer

05/12/2008
Going to church or any kind of religious service, may prolong your life.
A new study shows that older women who regularly attend religious services reduce their ri...view full story
Paranoia may be more common than thought

14/11/2008
Paranoia, once assumed to afflict only schizophrenics, may be a lot more common than previously thought. British psychologist Daniel Freeman, states that nearly one in fo...view full story
Police use forensic imaging for courtroom success

05/11/2008
Forensic-image presentations to courts has helped put offenders in jail for a total of 460 years.
Using electronic courtroom presentations from West Yorkshire Pol...view full story
Depressed people handle pain differently

04/11/2008
Scientists have found clues in the brains of people with major depression that might help explain why so many depressed people also battle chronic pain.
Brain imag...view full story
Color red is an aphrodisiac for men

03/11/2008
Scientists are doing their best to unravel the mysteries of human attraction, and have now discovered that women wearing red appear more attractive to men. Men, however, ...view full story
Witness services manager wins award for caring.

22/10/2008
A West Yorkshire Magistrates Court worker who has helped expert witnesses with her care and attention has been recognised as the best in West Yorkshire.
The 42-yea...view full story
Does spanking children lead to violence?

15/10/2008
During a recent speech in Chicago, Dr. Alvin Poussaint, a Harvard psychiatrist, related how, when he was a child and misbehaved, his father would "smack me in the ba...view full story
Computer imaging to read human faces to detect threat

08/10/2008
An computer scientist at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada is developing a computer imaging process that will read expressions on a human face to know that person'...view full story
TV doctor to visit mental health charity

07/10/2008
As part of Mental Health Week in Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales. The GMTV medical expert Doctor Hilary Jones will help re-launch an updated information website at New Hor...view full story
Rock music makes you run further

02/10/2008
Fast paced rock and poular music is the best to exercise to, states a study from Brunel University
Dr Costas Karageorghis from the School of Sport and Education, a...view full story
Epilepsy Scotland Annual Meeting

01/10/2008
The annual general meeting of a national epilepsy charity will take place in the Scottish Capital next month. Epilepsy Scotland will hold its annual summit and members' d...view full story
Experts gather for pain conference in Scotland

18/08/2008
More than 5,000 medical and scientific experts have gathered in Scotland for the 12th World Congress on Pain. It is the biggest conference being hosted by Glasgow this ye...view full story
Youths 'join gangs for role models'

18/08/2008
A lack of adult role models is fuelling a rise in UK youngsters joining gangs, a charity said.
A survey commissioned by the Prince's Trust suggested nearly a third...view full story
Homicides by mentally ill at record low

18/08/2008
The number of homicides by mentally ill people is at its lowest ever level for more than fifty years, according to new research.
Figures from 2004 show there were ...view full story
Experts say that companies shouldn't ban Facebook

18/08/2008
Web analysts say businesses should learn to understand how social communities work
Internet experts have urged companies not to ban staff from using social applica...view full story
Expert Witness Cross Examination Questions

15/08/2008
Expert Witnesses need to be effective when questioned by opposing counsel during cross-examination. Anticipating the areas of likely inquiry and preparing accordingly wil...view full story
Low marks could be linked to schizophrenia

11/08/2008
Poor performance at school could indicate an increased risk of later developing schizophrenia, a study says. UK and Swedish researchers followed more than 900,000 childre...view full story
Altior acquired by Kaplan Professional

31/07/2008
Legal training consultancy A|tior has been acquired by a leading professional training provider.
Founded in 1979, Altior is a market leader in management, advocacy...view full story
'Pre-dementia' is rising in men

30/07/2008
New research shows that a milder type of mental decline that often precedes Alzheimer's disease is much more common than thought.
Nearly a million older Americans ...view full story
M D U Highlights Medico-Legal Expert Witness Work

29/07/2008
The Medical Defence Union (MDU), the UK's leading medical defence organisation, has welcomed newly-published guidance from the GMC, Acting as an Expert Witness, which set...view full story
Children learn to love the dentist

28/07/2008
The Toothbeary waiting room in Richmond, South-West London, looks more like the set of a children's TV station than a dentist's reception. Bright and fun looking with big...view full story
Courts do not rely on a person’s memory alone

14/07/2008
How much should the courts rely on a person’s memory? Today’s report by the British Psychological Society has put memory to the test – and found it want...view full story
Women are Experts at Planning, Reveals Multimap

10/07/2008
It's official: Women are expert planners. Research revealed today by Multimap, the UK's specialist online mapping service, shows that women excel when planning a trip. In...view full story
Debate over drop in care applications

08/07/2008
The debate over the apparent drop in care applications following the increase fees continued apace last week. On Tuesday 1 July 2008, the BBC's Law in Acti...view full story
Sharia law should be used in Britain, says UK's top judge

04/07/2008
The Lord Chief Justice's endorsement of Sharia law has already created huge controversy The most senior judge in England yesterday gave his blessing to the use of sharia...view full story
Skunk smokers 18 times more likely to be psychotic

04/07/2008
People who use super-strength skunk cannabis are 18 times more likely to suffer a psychotic episode than those who smoke milder forms of the drug, research has shown. Ne...view full story
New psychiatry chief slams squalid conditions of mental health hospitals

04/07/2008
Human rights and race equality groups have applauded the public condemnation of the squalid conditions of acute mental health wards by The Royal College of Psychiatry's n...view full story
Children Treated For Addiction To Phones

17/06/2008
Two Spanish children are being treated for addiction to their mobile phones - and the clinic says it could take up to a year for them to recover.
The children, age...view full story
Scientists Launch Major Study Into Depression

09/06/2008
Depression will affect up to 25% of the population at some point in their lives. It also has been shown to have a strong genetic component. For example, if one of your cl...view full story
RCP: Launch of new report: 'Psychological Therapies in Psychiatry and Primary Care'

09/06/2008
Psychological Therapies in Psychiatry and Primary Care is the title of a new report from the Royal College of Psychiatrists in partnership with the Royal College of Gener...view full story
Assessing Risk: A Report on the Family Justice Council Annual Seminar

09/06/2008
The highly successful London Family Justice Council's Seminar was held in April where 300 delegates who work in Family Justice attended. Delegates ranged from members of ...view full story
Do online games trigger a new psychiatric disorder?

09/06/2008
"I'm 31 years old. I should be out there achieving something, but I can't . . . Right now I'm hooked to this digital version of an IV drip with cocaine in it, and I ...view full story
Golf-Acceptance the key at U.S Open, says sports psychiatrist

09/06/2008
The key to survival for players tackling the longest U.S. Open course ever at Torrey Pines next week is to be mentally disciplined and prepared for setbacks, says a renow...view full story
Bottling it up 'can ease trauma'

05/06/2008
People who do not talk about traumatic experiences can fare better than those who "let it all out", say researchers. The University at Buffalo study compared the progres...view full story
Women spend 10 years of their lives on diets

05/06/2008
A study reveals that a woman will go on two healthy eating plans every year, with each one lasting an average of five weeks. That adds up to 104 diets between the ages o...view full story
Computers may aid drug abuse treatment

09/05/2008
People in treatment for drug abuse may be more likely to succeed with the help of computer-based behavioral therapy, a pilot study suggests.
In a study of 77 adult...view full story
Cannabis ruling condemned by drugs experts

09/05/2008
Cannabis is to have its classification raised by the UK government from a class C drug -- to class B.
It will bring with it a higher jail term of five years for u...view full story
Imaging Advances Map Brain Areas Affecting Mood

07/05/2008
Recently developed types of imaging techniques enable researchers to map brain circuits and chemical systems believed to play a role in depression, bipolar disorder and o...view full story
School children 'depressed and anxious'

30/04/2008
A new report has highlighted the fact that many school children are suffering mental health problems.
The Good Children Inquiry, commissioned by the Children's Soc...view full story
A million children 'mentally ill' through stress

23/04/2008
More than a million children have disorders ranging from depression and anxiety to anorexia, a report is expected to claim this week.
The fifth in a series of six ...view full story
Depression Awareness Week, 21-26 April 2008

23/04/2008
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) welcomes the opportunity provided by Depression Awareness Week to raise the profile of and encourage more empl...view full story
Expert child doctors express 'concerns'

17/04/2008
Delegates at an annual meeting of paediatricians have voted to express their "grave concerns" at the GMC.
The "disproportionate" ban by the Gen...view full story
University researcher wins Brain Expert prize

15/04/2008
Welsh research to improve knowledge of the structure and function of the human brain has won an award.
Dr Alexander Leemans, from Cardiff University’s Brain ...view full story
Childhood Maltreatment Causes Inflammation And Depression In Adulthood

15/04/2008
A history of abuse of neglect in childhood could be associated with depression and inflammation when reaching adulthood. According to a report in the April 2008 issue of ...view full story
The Doctor Who Hears Voices, Channel 4 Film

15/04/2008
When Ruth began hearing voices, she turned to a controversial drug-free therapy programme. Now, her story is told in a powerful TV film.
Ruth is a junior doctor li...view full story
Why we must be careful about internet 'addiction'

08/04/2008
Some parents may take comfort from an editorial in the March edition of the prestigious American Journal of Psychiatry.
It called for the recognition of internet a...view full story
Feeling Paranoid? You’re Not Alone

03/04/2008
Paranoia is far more common in the general population than previously thought, a new study shows.
Paranoia loves company.
Feeling paranoid means harboring...view full story
What drives parents to kill?

03/04/2008
Motives for harming children are often unclear, experts say.
Whatever drove a 41-year-old Rockville USA, man to apparently kill his three young children in an Inne...view full story
Chasing size zero leads women to ‘famine then feast’ eating disorder

02/04/2008
The size-zero obsession could be forcing women into extreme diets followed by periods of bingeing on junk food, an expert said yesterday.
Janet Treasure, of the In...view full story
Royal College of Psychiatrists: Anxious mother - anxious children?

02/04/2008
Children of mothers with anxiety disorders have an increased risk of developing anxiety themselves, compared with children of mothers who are not anxious.
This ne...view full story
Hyperactive girls 'struggle as adults'

01/04/2008
One in ten girls were found to have hyperactivity problems
Hyperactive young girls are more likely to have "serious" problems in adulthood, research sugg...view full story
HRT ‘might ward off Alzheimer’s’

01/04/2008
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may protect post-menopausal women against memory loss and Alzheimer’s disease.
A study found women’s memories are aff...view full story
Gand Theft Childhood -- politicians are wrong about games

01/04/2008
A new book by Drs Lawrence Kutner and Cheryl K Olson says playing video games is not as bad as it's often painted
Most gamers have noticed that millions of kids ma...view full story
Milosevic Aides’ War Crime Trial Postponed for Health Reasons

01/04/2008
Medical report states that one of the accused is too ill to attend the trial.
The war crimes trial of two aides of he late Serbian president Slobodan Milosevic was...view full story
Marital strife 'linked to rise in blood pressure'

01/04/2008
A Happy marriage is good for blood pressure, but a stressful one can be worse than being single, according to new research.
In the study by Julianne Holt-Lunstad, ...view full story
Psychology News Gets Off The Fence

19/03/2008
Off The Fence Productions has announced that it is teaming up with UK factual indie company Psychology News Productions for two new projects.
The first project wil...view full story
Addicted to your iphone ipod or computer?

18/03/2008
Pyschiatrists say forget your Bird Flu and West Nile virus – the latest epidemic sweeping the world is an addiction to the internet, gaming and texting…and i...view full story
Forthcoming guidelines on The Physical Signs of Child Sexual Abuse

18/03/2008
New guidelines on the Physical Signs of Child Sexual Abuse, published by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, are to be released on 2nd April 2008. They rep...view full story
Bully videogame generating concern; psychiatrist warn parents

17/03/2008
A controversial new videogame that has upset anti-bullying groups and educators. The main character of the game, which is called Bully: Scholarship Edition, is Jimmy Hopk...view full story
Help is at hand for mental illness sufferers

17/03/2008
A Cheshire couple are offering a hand of support to people suffering from mental illness.
Hayley and Andrew Latham are hoping to set up an informal help centre for...view full story
US Experts Study Neuroscience Use in Courts

04/03/2008
When Peter Braunstein was put on trial in New York last year for a twisted Halloween torture attack, his lawyers used a visual aid to suggest that his actions were the pr...view full story
Experts join forces to emphasise the benefits of choosing life

25/02/2008
Scottish Experts on suicide say the key to preventing deaths is for organisations, including the media, to work together.
Psychologist Dr Rory O'Connor, who leads ...view full story
Experts to help with spate of suicides

21/02/2008

MENTAL health experts will be sent to every school in an area of South Wales that has been rocked by a spate of suicides that has claimed 17 young liv...view full story
Drug experts tackle trouble with medication names

04/02/2008
Even though a new report on medication errors has found that thousands of people receive the wrong drug because too many have confusing look-alike or sound-alike names, e...view full story
Faculty of Forensic Psychiatry - Feb 08

10/12/2007
The Royal College of Psychiatrists is holding the Faculty of Academic Psychiatry Annual Meeting on 21-22 February 2007 in London.

Contact: Kevin Maynardview full story
Indecent images and child protection: Ross Patel from Afentis Forensics examines the role of the expert witness.

07/09/2007
Indecent images and child protection: Ross Patel from Afentis Forensics examines the role of the expert witness.Forensic evaluations put the evidence into context and can...view full story
Expert Psychiatrist Launched

04/07/2007
Due to a large client demand Expert Witness have launched a website and directory devoted to Psychiatrist. ExpertPsychiatrist can be viewed at http//www.expertpsychiatry....view full story
Expert Witness tops Google rankings - Manchester Evening News reports.

17/04/2007
Expert Witness article in M.E.N Click here.view full story
The evidence mounts on the need for expert witnesses

16/04/2007
There is rising concern over the lack of any certification or register for those offering specialist knowledge on computers to courts Last month saw the downfall of Gen...view full story

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