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Featured article: Chronic fatigue syndrome treatment may not be efficacious

This study reanalyzed data from the PACE trial which used cognitive behavioral therapy and graded exercise therapy to treat chronic fatigue syndrome. Reanalyses of these data found that the beneficial effects shown in the original study may not be as effective as originally thought.

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Openness and transparency are the pillars of scientific progress. However, there is a bias towards publishing positive results, distorting the evidence base and undermining the reproducibility of research. Results-free review offers a solution to this problem, focusing editorial decisions on the rationale and methods alone. If you submit your research to BMC Psychology, you can simply opt-in to results-free review at the click of a button, adding credibility to your published results via inclusion in our special article collection.

Content type: Research article
| 17 September 2018

Coming to terms with oneself: a mixed methods approach to perceived self-esteem of adult survivors of childhood maltreatment in foster care settings

Authors: Dina Weindl and Brigitte Lueger-Schuster
Content type: Research article
| 13 September 2018

A journey through chaos and calmness: experiences of mindfulness training in patients with depressive symptoms after a recent coronary event - a qualitative diary content analysis

Authors: Oskar Lundgren, Peter Garvin, Margareta Kristenson, Lena Jonasson and Ingela Thylén
Content type: Research article
| 12 September 2018

Effectiveness of the settings-based intervention Shaping the Social on preventing dropout from vocational education: a Danish non-randomized controlled trial

Authors: Susan Andersen, Morten Hulvej Rod, Teresa Holmberg, Liselotte Ingholt, Annette Kjær Ersbøll and Janne Schurmann Tolstrup
Content type: Study protocol
| 4 September 2018

PEACH, a smartphone- and conversational agent-based coaching intervention for intentional personality change: study protocol of a randomized, wait-list controlled trial

Authors: Mirjam Stieger, Marcia Nißen, Dominik Rüegger, Tobias Kowatsch, Christoph Flückiger and Mathias Allemand
Content type: Research article
| 20 August 2018

Emotion regulation and its relation to symptoms of anxiety and depression in children aged 8–12 years: does parental gender play a differentiating role?

Authors: M. E. S. Loevaas, A. M. Sund, J. Patras, K. Martinsen, O. Hjemdal, S.-P. Neumer, S. Holen and T. Reinfjell

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Content type: Research article
| 28 October 2013

Evidence-based treatment for Depersonalisation-derealisation Disorder (DPRD)

Authors: Eli Somer, Taryn Amos-Williams and Dan J Stein
Content type: Research article
| 24 October 2013

Are women better than men at multi-tasking?

Authors: Gijsbert Stoet, Daryl B O’Connor, Mark Conner and Keith R Laws
Content type: Research article
| 11 December 2014

Subliminal versus supraliminal stimuli activate neural responses in anterior cingulate cortex, fusiform gyrus and insula: a meta-analysis of fMRI studies

Authors: Paolo Meneguzzo, Manos Tsakiris, Helgi B Schioth, Dan J Stein and Samantha J Brooks
Content type: Debate
| 16 September 2015

An introduction to implementation science for the non-specialist

Authors: Mark S. Bauer, Laura Damschroder, Hildi Hagedorn, Jeffrey Smith and Amy M. Kilbourne
Content type: Research article
| 12 September 2014

Student-teacher relationship trajectories and mental health problems in young children

Authors: Lauren R Miller-Lewis, Alyssa CP Sawyer, Amelia K Searle, Murthy N Mittinty, Michael G Sawyer and John W Lynch

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BMC Psychology is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers manuscripts on all aspects of psychology, human behavior and the mind, including developmental, clinical, cognitive, experimental, health and social psychology, as well as personality and individual differences. The journal welcomes quantitative and qualitative research methods, including animal studies.

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Keith R Laws, University of Hertfordshire

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Irismar Reis de Oliveira, Federal University of Bahia
Rosemary Tannock, The Hospital for Sick Children

Keith Laws, Section Editor

Keith Laws is Professor of Cognitive Neuropsychology in the School of Life and Medical Sciences at the University of Hertfordshire, UK. He is a Chartered Psychologist, an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a Fellow of the Institute of Learning and Teaching. He joined to Editorial Board of BMC Psychology as a Section Editor in 2013

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Coming to terms with oneself: a mixed methods approach to perceived self-esteem of adult survivors of childhood maltreatment in foster care settings

A journey through chaos and calmness: experiences of mindfulness training in patients with depressive symptoms after a recent coronary event - a qualitative diary content analysis

Effectiveness of the settings-based intervention Shaping the Social on preventing dropout from vocational education: a Danish non-randomized controlled trial

PEACH, a smartphone- and conversational agent-based coaching intervention for intentional personality change: study protocol of a randomized, wait-list controlled trial

Emotion regulation and its relation to symptoms of anxiety and depression in children aged 8–12 years: does parental gender play a differentiating role?

Evidence-based treatment for Depersonalisation-derealisation Disorder (DPRD)

Are women better than men at multi-tasking?

Subliminal versus supraliminal stimuli activate neural responses in anterior cingulate cortex, fusiform gyrus and insula: a meta-analysis of fMRI studies

An introduction to implementation science for the non-specialist

Student-teacher relationship trajectories and mental health problems in young children

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Keith Laws, Section Editor

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Alcohol as part of ‘care practices’ in White British women’s everyday personal relationships

What do we know about migraine? Mechanisms, treatment and the future

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