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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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Aaron Beck dies at the Age of 100
Sad 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 Harris
Nov 3, 20211 min read
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The Halo Effect & Anxiety
For some teenagers, the new school year means reuniting with their friends. For others, it means an increase in anxiety and in the...
Phil Harris
Oct 14, 20212 min read
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Sleep Patterns Lift Depression
Waking up just one hour earlier could reduce a person's risk of major depression by 23%, suggests a sweeping new genetic study published...
Phil Harris
Jun 7, 20214 min read
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Religious Coping
Religious people facing life crises rely on emotion-regulation strategies that psychologists also use, a new study finds. They look for...
Phil Harris
Jan 19, 20213 min read
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BPS Release New Depression Report
The British Psychological Society has released a new report, Understanding Depression. Written by a panel of experts, it aims to share...
Phil Harris
Nov 24, 20202 min read
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Friendship-The Best Antidepressant?
Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have identified a set of modifiable factors from a field of over 100 that could...
Phil Harris
Aug 19, 20203 min read
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New Horizons: Mental Health as Immune System
Growing evidence shows that the brain's dopamine system, which drives motivation, is directly affected by chronic, low-grade...
Phil Harris
Jun 10, 20193 min read
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Severe Psychological Distress Increases Daily Cannabis Use
Daily cannabis use increased significantly from 2008 to 2016 among those with and without past-month serious psychological distress (SPD)...
Phil Harris
Apr 8, 20192 min read
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Lift Mood in 12 Minutes
For those who have done mental health or dual diagnosis training with me will know, I show some very simple ways to lift depression. ...
Phil Harris
Mar 28, 20193 min read
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Genes, Personality and the PFC: All Linked to Depression
Whilst it is a widely held view that depression is the result of life events alone, this model fails to recognize that these events are...
Phil Harris
Feb 6, 20194 min read
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Imagination is Real-To the Brain
In training and lectures I discuss the role of developing HD 4K goals to support motivational enhancement with clients as well as reduce...
Phil Harris
Dec 14, 20183 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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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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Birds of Feather: Young People and Friendship Groups
In lectures and training on young people, I suggest that young people form peer groups which are determined by shared values. As a...
Phil Harris
Aug 21, 20183 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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Rewriting Memories Changes Anxiety
In lectures on anxiety and trauma I describe how the re-writing of memories can alter the emotional response we experience from...
Phil Harris
Jul 4, 20181 min read
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A New Type of Depression Found
Depression is a mental disorder that affects over 300 million people around the world. While treatments exist, many of them are based on...
Phil Harris
Jun 13, 20183 min read
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Sleep and Depression Link Identified
There has always been a strong connection between depression and sleep. But does depression affect sleep or sleep affect depression? A...
Phil Harris
May 31, 20181 min read
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