Guide to Psychology Blogs – Part 4
Discover the most accessible and well-written psychology blogs available on the web [updated May 2008].
Best mental health blog
World of Psychology, run by the clinical psychologist Dr John Grohol, is a great blog for mental health generally. But the blog only forms part of the site, that also includes discussion forums, a guide to medications, psychological tests and more. Loads of useful resources on mental health books and research.
Best social psychology blog
The Situationist explores the importance of the situation in human behaviour and thought. It covers social psychology, social cognition, and related fields, but it is associated with Harvard Law School and therefore has a broad subject-area. It has both original writing and interesting excerpts from relevant pieces in the media.
Best 'big pharma watch' blog
Philip Dawdy is a journalist with bipolar disorder whose blog, Furious Seasons, rattles the cages of Big Pharma. Want to find out more about the atypical anti-psychotic Zyprexa, made by Eli Lilly? Worried about the marketing of drugs and whether they are really for the benefit of patients? Check out his blog.
best psychotherapy blog
i feel calmer just browsing around the 'change therapy' blog written by isabella, a psychotherapist in vancouver, canada. it's partly the absence of capital letters - which gives the impression of a soft-voice - and it's partly the gentle way this blog is written. recommended.
Best autism blog
Dr Kristina Chew explains that she began to blog about her son's autism in 2005 somewhat out of desperation. Charlie was not doing well despite a number of different treatments like intensive ABA, some biomedical treatments, speech therapy and OT. Read more of her story here on Kristina Chew.com and continue on to her blog, AutismVox which is a fantastic autism resource.
Best human psyche blog
Dr Deborah Serani's blog covers all sorts of areas of psychology, but focuses on depression, treatment, stigma and self-esteem. She herself is a trauma psychologist and Adjunct Professor at Adelphi University.
Best urban monk (personal development)
This blog has a great name, the Urban Monk, and it also has some great content. If you're the sort of person wondering: what your ego is and how to stop it from obscuring your inner peace and unconditional love, or the most effective way to express words of gratitude, then this is the blog for you.
Thanks to...
Gareth of PsychSplash kindly pointed me to his publicly available list of RSS feeds which was really useful in discovering more lovely blogs.
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I agree with your listing of The World of Psychology (or PsychCentral) as well as Dr. Deb.
Thanks for the great lists and references.
Yay! I contribute to World of Psychology too, that's three blogs on your list (with Channel N and Omni Brain). Thanks so much!
thanks for including my blog! and nice to be in the company of dr. deb. good work! looking forward to exploring some of the other bloggers i don't know.
Thanks for including Urban Monk dot Net, very humbling!
You are all very welcome. And keep up the good work!
Hi doc,
What a lot of work you've done here, and so well! It's nice to meet other mh bloggers.
Thank you therapydoc, welcome to PsyBlog!
http://www.psychologicalscience.org/onlyhuman/
Thanks for this very comprehensive list.
We also have a psycholgy blog on Interpersonal Relationships. It is fairly new, but I thought your readers might be interested.
http://www.eharmony.com/labs/blog/
Thanks again!
Hi Erina - I will take a look.
Just started a blog reflecting on working both as a psychotherapist and a fiction writer and comparing the two. Don't know anyone else doing this, do you?
Thought you might be interested. http://theindividualvoice.blogspot.com/
the individual voice
Thanks Individual, I've subscribed to your RSS feed...
I have been seeing a guy for the last 3 months who says he is unable to feel happiness or sadness.... he feels "plane" or dead inside.... nothing gives him ilusion or cheer for life... , some days he feels really down... others a bit better.. bit nothing really excites him... does anyone knows a name for this condition?? I really would like to help him.
A psychology blog with a slightly different bent is Advances in the History of Psychology. A great blog run by a professional historian of psychology and his graduate students.
Good list of blogs! Thanks you. Perhaps your readers might be interested in "Psychotherapy in Dublin". I use photographs as a resource, so the blog features images together with a commentary about psychotherapy. It's designed to be thoughtful and good fun! All the best. Coinneach Shanks