Spotlight on

Welcome to our Spotlight on pages. Here you will find articles and interviews of our authors and editors on relevant topics in the fields of psychology, psychiatry, and medicine.

EnglishHR / Occupational

Emotional Processing in the workplace: Why we need to focus on Employee Wellbeing.

Research shows that the healthier employees are in terms of wellbeing, the higher the levels of engagement they feel – and the higher the levels of engagement, the healthier the workforce.

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EnglishDevelopmental & Educational Psychology

Autism in girls is still underdiagnosed – can assessing preschool skills help identify it earlier?

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in the general population is about three times more common in boys than girls, and girls with the same level of ASD symptoms as boys are less likely to be diagnosed – could preschool testing help?

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EnglishDevelopmental & Educational Psychology

Celebrating Neurodiversity in Educational Psychology

Neurodiversity Celebration Week is a good time to highlight the research and resources available to help educational psychologists, teachers, and special needs educators to set a supportive, inclusive tone for students.

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EnglishDevelopmental & Educational Psychology

Time for a Time-Out.

Time-outs are effective when used correctly, so how do they work?

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EnglishHR / OccupationalLatest News

The Dark Triad of Personality at Work – why do organizations need to know about it?

Strong, effective, and self-aware teams are in demand – maybe more now than ever. So how can we measure dark traits in employees to ensure strong, effective leadership?

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EnglishLatest News

Hogrefe on the Road

For this 2023 conference season, we are thankful to be back in-person to see all the new and familiar faces. Come check out the conferences we plan to attend this year.

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EnglishPsychotherapy, Clinical Psychology & Counseling

The importance of understanding Posttraumatic Embitterment Disorder

Embitterment disorder – author Michael Linden explains why it’s important to recognize this condition.

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EnglishLatest News

Multiple Hogrefe authors and editors make list of world’s most influential psychology researchers

The 1st edition of a ranking of top psychology scientists has recently been published.

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EnglishPsychotherapy, Clinical Psychology & Counseling

What is so special about meditation research?

There is overwhelming empirical evidence showing that meditation works. Author Peter Sedlmeier outlines some of the special characteristics of meditation research.

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EnglishHealth & Medical PsychologyPsychiatry

Editing the Clinical Handbook of Psychotropic Drugs: A Look Behind the Scenes

Read an article by Ric Procyshyn and Kalyna Z. Bezchlibnyk-Butler about preparing the latest edition.

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EnglishPsychotherapy, Clinical Psychology & Counseling

Q&A with the Guest Editors of the Latest Special Issue of European Psychologist

Guest Editors Bernd Roehrle and Nicola Gale discuss their special issue “Psychology, Global Threats, Social Challenge, and the COVID-19 Pandemic: European Perspectives.”

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EnglishPsychotherapy, Clinical Psychology & Counseling

100 Years of Rorschach Test

“The Rorschach Test Makes Psychology Come Alive.” This year the Rorschach has turned one hundred years old. On the occasion of this memorable anniversary, Rorschach expert Hugo Lüscher relates how this method came into being and what fascinates him about it.

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EnglishPsychotherapy, Clinical Psychology & Counseling

Are We Giving Boys a Voice?

As a society, we still have a way to go towards encouraging men and boys to be both self-compassionate and compassionate towards others.

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EnglishPsychotherapy, Clinical Psychology & Counseling

World Mental Health Day 2021 featuring our Advances in Psychotherapy series

A number of authors and the editor-in-chief of our book series speak about their experiences and suggestions concerning mental health in an unequal world – the theme of the 2021 World Mental Health Day.

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EnglishPsychotherapy, Clinical Psychology & Counseling

Q&A from our Guest Editor and Editor-in-Chief about the new Rorschachiana Special Issue

Our Rorschachiana journal has published a special issue in celebration of the 100-year anniversary of the Rorschach test.

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