Et cetera…

Steven Poole on psychobaubles in the Ideas in Psychoanalysis series

Hate’s comfort

Dorothy Rowe's Friends and Enemies shows psychology falters without poetry says Andrew Rissik

Trapped in a painful past

Schizophrenia is a harrowing illness. But Tim Parks, whose own family has been afflicted, challenges orthodox views about its origins

Obituary: Robin Skynner

A pioneer of family therapy whose books - including one written with John Cleese - helped to make psychology more accessible to lay readers.

Confidence tricks

New research shows high self-esteem in children leads to success. But, Terri Apter asks, how to instil it?

Cancer? You’ve got to laugh

Tiredness crept in like a warm blanket And suffocated me in sleep My bones ached, my mind was tired My will, my motivation, both weak.

I’m a survivor, not a victim

Tania Farrell Yelland was diagnosed with breast cancer while she was pregnant with her first child. It would mean surgery, chemotherapy and, possibly, an abortion. Here she explains how the two of them made it through

Fighting back

Who says women are the weaker sex at sport? On the eve of the Sydney Olympics, a new book promises to explode the myth that female equals frail.