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The Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies is a fascinating collective of leading academics and practitioners. Discover their work in the media and the wider community.

Our academics have looked at the dramatic rise in self harming amongst young girls, the setting phenomena in adolescents and what it actually means, and why Freud may have been right about psychological hysteria manifesting itself in physical symptoms.

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Clearing Fast Track launched at Essex
01 Jul 2026
Research Degrees Preparation Programme launches at Essex
26 Jun 2026
Essex social science expertise showcased during ESRC visit
10 Mar 2026
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