Oliver James
Oliver James is a chartered psychologist. He is the author of They F*** You Up, Affluenza, Contented Dementia, Love Bombing and Office Politics. His twitter is @oliverj_psych
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How to raise a brilliant child without screwing them upForget tiger mother techniques, the best way to make sure your children achieve their full potential is to nurture their interest gently, says psychologist Oliver James
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The super-rich don’t care about us. It will be their downfallThese billionaires get rich on the back of our taxes but they give nothing in return
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Emotional child abuse has to be banned – the science backs up our instinctsOliver James: The government is right: children need love as much as they do vitamins – and a lack of it often leads to adult psychosis
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If psychosis underpins comedy, that doesn't mean it's in the genesOliver James: The study of comedians' mental health gives weight to an underreported idea – that nurture, not nature, determines adult behaviour
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So, here's a carefully packaged sentence that shows me in my best lightOliver James: In a society where people market themselves as commodities, starting a sentence with so signals a desire to impress
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When Jeremy Hunt can become health secretary, it's a sign Britain is sick
Oliver James: How can one have faith in the democratic process and the ruling elite when such a man is passing judgment as health secretary?
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When Britain stops blaming itself, it can overthrow the existing orderOliver James: A depressed, introverted 'look after No 1' mentality has ruled for 30 years. But a poll shows we may be ready for radical change
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Should workplaces have on-site psychiatrists?
This week officials approved £25,000-a-year funding for a mental health clinic in parliament. Alastair Campbell and Oliver James debate the issue
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Why didn't Pete Townshend die before he got old? Here are some answers
Oliver James: Fame is not the main cause of rock stars' tendency to die young, says a new study, it's more likely to be childhood maltreatment and adversity
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Cameron's dementia campaign will be a missed opportunityOliver James: Unless the Dementia Friends initiative incorporates the Specal method, a lot of money and good intentions will go to waste
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All you need is love bombing
Psychologist Oliver James on how his new technique can transform children with common emotional or behavioural problems
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Should teachers be accountable for their private lives?After teacher Benedict Garrett was ticked off for moonlighting as a porn star, Barbara Ellen and Oliver James debate whether teachers' extracurricular activities matter
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How important is gender?
Head to head: Julie Bindel and Oliver James discuss the merits or otherwise of keeping a child's sex secret
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Tiger, Tiger: What is the point of reading this memoir of abuse?
Tiger, Tiger, the graphic account of an abused child's relationship with a 51-year-old paedophile, is already being hyped as the most controversial book of the year. A writer, a psychologist and a survivor give their verdict
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Are the media fuelling Charlie Sheen's breakdown?Publicist Mark Borkowski and psychologist Oliver James debate who's exploiting who in the Charlie Sheen fiasco
Sorry, but you can’t blame your children’s genes