Social inclusion and the role of psychologists by Hutchison, Paul, Ewens, Emily

“…The chapter begins with an overview of a series of laboratory-based experiments showing how even a relatively trivial and short-lived experience of social exclusion can have a profound negative impact on psychological functioning and well-being. The focus then shifts to an emerging body of social psychological research demonstrating the positive psychological and health-related consequences of belonging to, identifying with, and feeling included in important and valued social groups. …”
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The acute and long lasting psychological effects of 3, 4-methylenedioxymethampethamine (MDMA, 'ecstasy'): a cohort study conducted during the period 2002-2007 by Taurah, Lynn

“…Discussion - The present study is the first and largest study to date to suggest that MDMA causes acute and long lasting changes to specific psychological functioning: depression, sleep, impulsivity, memory, and executive functioning; without recovery even after 5 years of abstinence. …”
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Psychological therapists’ experiences of goal-based practice within adult pluralistic private practice: an interpretative phenomenological analysis by Lloyd, Christopher E. M.

“…For the most part, this has taken place through the nomothetic tradition, which involves the client responding to a global and standardised checklist of psychological functioning (Alves, 2016). The idiographic tradition, however, represents an alternative whereby clients construct and rate progress against their own items, within a standardised questionnaire format (Sales & Alves, 2016). …”
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