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...
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Phil Harris
- Nov 3, 2021
- 1 min
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...
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Phil Harris
- Oct 14, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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Phil Harris
- Jun 7, 2021
- 4 min
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...
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Phil Harris
- Jan 19, 2021
- 3 min
Religious Coping
Religious people facing life crises rely on emotion-regulation strategies that psychologists also use, a new study finds. They look for...
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Phil Harris
- Nov 24, 2020
- 2 min
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...
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Phil Harris
- Aug 19, 2020
- 3 min
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...
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Phil Harris
- Jun 10, 2019
- 3 min
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...
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Phil Harris
- Apr 8, 2019
- 2 min
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)...
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Phil Harris
- Mar 28, 2019
- 3 min
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. ...
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Phil Harris
- Feb 6, 2019
- 4 min
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...
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Phil Harris
- Dec 14, 2018
- 3 min
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...
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Phil Harris
- Oct 21, 2018
- 3 min
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...
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Phil Harris
- Oct 15, 2018
- 1 min
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...
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Phil Harris
- Sep 1, 2018
- 2 min
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...
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Phil Harris
- Aug 21, 2018
- 3 min
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...
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Phil Harris
- Aug 17, 2018
- 4 min
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...
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Phil Harris
- Jul 4, 2018
- 1 min
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...
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Phil Harris
- Jun 13, 2018
- 3 min
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...
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Phil Harris
- May 31, 2018
- 1 min
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...
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