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Micro-Dosing: All in the Mind?
Positive psychological effects associated with taking small doses of psychedelic drugs are likely the result of users' expectations,...
Phil Harris
Mar 7, 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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Buvidal: A One Shot Opiate Replacement Therapy
Lockdown has had a big impact on everyone but especially those who are in receipt of opiate prescribing treatments. Daily administration...
Phil Harris
May 21, 20203 min read
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Esketamine-The First Ketamine-Based Anti-Depressant Approved in US
The US Food and Drug Administration has just approved esketamine as an anti-depressant. Esketamine is the S-enantiomer of ketamine,...
Phil Harris
Mar 6, 20202 min read
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AI: Predicts Responsiveness to Depression Treatment
Artificial intelligence may soon play a critical role in choosing which depression therapy is best for patients. A national trial...
Phil Harris
Feb 12, 20203 min read
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Infection: What Role Does it Have in Schizophrenia?
My first day back at work in 2020 was with a fantastic team of mental health housing workers. We had an extensive debate on the role of...
Phil Harris
Jan 14, 20206 min read
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Monthly Subutex Shots: Is It a Game Changer for Opiate Treatment?
Can a monthly injection of Subutex improve outcome rates for opiate users in treatment? Findings produces an interesting review of a...
Phil Harris
Apr 13, 20191 min read
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New Approach to Over-Writing Trauma Memory
Traumatic experiences can become deeply entrenched in a person's memory. How can fears following a traumatic event be reduced in the long...
Phil Harris
Dec 12, 20183 min read
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PTSD Eminently Treatable Research Shows
A multiyear clinical trial comparing medication and mental health counseling in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder shows...
Phil Harris
Oct 21, 20184 min read
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Ketamine Demonstrates Effectiveness for Treatment Resistant Depression
A study led by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators identifies two subanesthetic dosage levels of the anesthetic drug...
Phil Harris
Oct 15, 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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Do Hallucinogens Hold Promise for Treating Mental Health Conditions?
Many people think of psychedelics as relics from the hippie generation or something taken by ravers and music festival-goers, but they...
Phil Harris
Aug 10, 20183 min read
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Mental Health: Beyond Neurotranmission
Psychiatric medications have focused heavily on neurotransmitters as the basis of mental health disorders.Researchers at Columbia...
Phil Harris
Aug 9, 20182 min read
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Spice Intoxication Reduced-By a Slimming Drug
The intoxicant effects of the synthetic cannabis Spice can be reduced. Early research from Queen Mary University of London has...
Phil Harris
Oct 9, 20171 min read
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Placebo & Antidepressants
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are commonly prescribed for depression and anxiety but their superiority over placebo has...
Phil Harris
Oct 9, 20172 min read
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Schizophrenia: A Disease of the Immune System?
Recent developments in the area of immuno-psychiatry have begun to identify that prenatal viral infection may be responsible for the...
Phil Harris
Jun 7, 20171 min read
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