Phil HarrisDec 9, 20212 minAlcohol Related Deaths Increase by 20%The long terms impact of lockdown is beginning to be felt. One of the most dramatic impacts has been an almost 20 per cent increase in...
Phil HarrisDec 9, 20211 minFrom Harm to Hope: New UK Drug Strategy PublishedThe Government has published the new 10 Year Strategy. I have not had time to fully digest it at present but will be reviewing sections...
Phil HarrisDec 9, 20213 minPersonality: Can We Deliberately Change?Could a company train an employee to become more conscientious, even if the worker isn't invested in improving that trait? A new study...
Phil HarrisDec 9, 20213 minNegative Emotions Role in SchizophreniaA person with schizophrenia typically experiences more negative emotions and has more stressors than average. A new study by University...
Phil HarrisDec 9, 20212 min3 Factors Predict Mental IllnessThe causes of psychiatric disorders are poorly understood. Now, in work led by researchers at McGill University, there is evidence that a...
Phil HarrisNov 4, 20211 minConcerned Others: Living with Problem Users in LockdownConcerned Others, the parents, partners and close friends of those with substance misuse problems, are a neglected group at the best of...
Phil HarrisNov 3, 20211 minAaron Beck dies at the Age of 100Sad news today as it was announced that Aaron Beck, the father of Cognitive Therapy has died at the age of 100. It would be impossible...
Phil HarrisNov 2, 20213 minAlcohol Recovery and StigmaA recent qualitative study has identified six strategies that recovering alcoholics use to negotiate social situations and remain sober,...
Phil HarrisOct 14, 20213 minWhy Sibling Aggression DiffersStructural differences in the area of the brain responsible for decision making could explain why two siblings living in the same family...
Phil HarrisOct 14, 20214 minPredicting PsychosisOne third of children with a microdeletion of chromosome 22 will later develop a psychotic illness such as schizophrenia. But how do we...
Phil HarrisOct 14, 20212 minPast Trauma Changes Others Current Perspective A team of researchers from the University of Missouri have discovered that people tend to give more praise to someone for their good...
Phil HarrisOct 14, 20212 minThe Halo Effect & AnxietyFor some teenagers, the new school year means reuniting with their friends. For others, it means an increase in anxiety and in the...
Phil HarrisOct 14, 20214 minUnlearning PainRethinking what causes pain and how great of a threat it is can provide chronic pain patients with lasting relief and alter brain...
Phil HarrisAug 11, 20211 minNew Personality Disorder FrameworkThe new International Classification of Diseases (ICD Edition 11) is soon due for release in January 2022. Produced by the World Health...
Phil HarrisJul 4, 20211 minPRIDDY Toolkit: New Intervention for Young DrinkersAn interesting new (and free) tool kit to support young people who are drinking has just been realised by Humankind. Based on the AUDIT,...
Phil HarrisJul 4, 20214 minThe God CircuitMore than 80 percent of people around the world consider themselves to be religious or spiritual. But research on the neuroscience of...
Phil HarrisJun 23, 20211 minHow to Hallucinate (Without Drugs)I felt I could reach through the screen to get to another place. Lasers became entire fans of light sweeping around, and then it felt as...
Phil HarrisJun 23, 20214 minGrey PrideLegend has it that Marie Antoinette's hair turned gray overnight just before her beheading in 1791. Though the legend is inaccurate --...
Phil HarrisJun 23, 20213 minNight Owl or Lark? Personality Traits Predict Sleep PatternsThe link between the different hierarchies of personality, sleep patterns and even genetics has been discovered by researchers from the...
Phil HarrisJun 8, 20213 minHow Memory FadesWhat information is retained in a memory over time, and which parts get lost? These questions have led to many scientific theories over...