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3 Factors Predict Mental Illness
The causes of psychiatric disorders are poorly understood. Now, in work led by researchers at McGill University, there is evidence that a...
Phil Harris
Dec 9, 20212 min read
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Why Sibling Aggression Differs
Structural differences in the area of the brain responsible for decision making could explain why two siblings living in the same family...
Phil Harris
Oct 14, 20213 min read
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ADHD & College Achievement
According to a 2017 UCLA study, students with ADHD make up about 6% of the college student population and represent the most common type...
Phil Harris
Feb 24, 20213 min read
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Perfect Diagnosis of ADHD
A new study led by a University at Buffalo researcher has identified how specific communication among different brain regions, known as...
Phil Harris
Jan 31, 20214 min read
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Roughhouse Play: The Stuff of Emotional Control
The golden rule of parenting is that roughhouse play always ends in tears. The rough and tumble of play fighting with dad however is...
Phil Harris
Jul 1, 20204 min read
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Personality Part I: The Research Base
I recently watched the Netflix documentary “Three Identical Strangers.” Without too much of a spoiler alert, triplets who were separated...
Phil Harris
Apr 27, 202017 min read
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Youth Offending: Excitement versus Skills
Offending in young people is deeply entwined with impulsive behavior and particular group norms. This is supported by a recent study...
Phil Harris
Mar 6, 20202 min read
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How Psychopaths Control Impulse
People with psychopathic traits are predisposed toward antisocial behavior that can result in "unsuccessful" outcomes such as...
Phil Harris
Sep 23, 20194 min read
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Mindfulness Does Not Improve Impulse Control
Mindfulness can be seen as a panacea for all things these these days. However, it needs to be subjected to more rigorous study in order...
Phil Harris
Sep 5, 20191 min read
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Poor Impulse Control Across Mental Health Disorders
Individuals with many different psychiatric disorders have a higher tendency to choose smaller, immediate rewards over larger, delayed...
Phil Harris
Aug 30, 20192 min read
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Poor Impulse Control Mapped in Young Women
Teenage girls with problematic social behavior display reduced brain activity and weaker connectivity between the brain regions...
Phil Harris
May 30, 20192 min read
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ADHD Gene Breakthrough
A major international collaboration headed by researchers from the Danish iPSYCH project, the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT,...
Phil Harris
Dec 2, 20184 min read
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Give Thanks to... Gratitude
The professional youth field is very focused on the idea of low self-esteem being a driver of so many of young people's problems. Young...
Phil Harris
Oct 21, 20183 min read
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A Revolution in Diagnosis of Mental Illness?
In lectures and training in mental health I stress how current psychiatric diagnosis is really a short-hand for the presenting signs and...
Phil Harris
Oct 15, 20181 min read
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More on Sleep and Adolescent Risk Taking
Adolescents require 8-10 hours of sleep at night for optimal health, according to sleep experts, yet more than 70 percent of high school...
Phil Harris
Oct 5, 20182 min read
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Soft Marshmallows Become Hard Cash-Impulse Control Predicts Affluence
For the first time, Temple University researchers have used machine learning to rank the most important determinants of future affluence....
Phil Harris
Sep 4, 20183 min read
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Free Online Cognitive Reappraisal Training for Depression, Anxiety and Poor Impulse Control from the
Without realizing it we make use of emotion regulation strategies all the time and they are crucial for everyday life. This is the...
Phil Harris
Sep 1, 20182 min read
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Adolescent Mental Health & Spirituality
Shifts in values is vital for recovery in both mental health and addictions, especially for those who experience the most complex...
Phil Harris
Aug 17, 20184 min read
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Predicting Long Term Outcomes for Boys with ADHD
A study published in the August 2018 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry(JAACAP) reports on a...
Phil Harris
Aug 10, 20182 min read
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Poor Impulse Control: Most Kids Have It
Children who struggle with weak cognitive control at an early age are at most risk for trouble in adulthood following their engagement in...
Phil Harris
Aug 10, 20183 min read
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