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Jul 6
1 min

Anti-Antipsychiatry

A psychiatrist once told me that the only thing that would constitute a radical opinion in Psychiatry today was actually agreeing with wh...

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Phil Harris

Mar 6
4 min

Sub-Types of Schizophrenia Identified

Psychiatrists led by Nikolaos Koutsouleris from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich have used a computer-based approach to as...

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Infection: What Role Does it Have in Schizophrenia?

Phil Harris

Jan 14
6 min

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 ...

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Phil Harris

Oct 3, 2019
3 min

Hearing Voices Starts in Infancy

Some people suffering from severe mental illness, particularly schizophrenia, hear "voices," known as auditory hallucinations. This sympt...

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Poor Impulse Control Across Mental Health Disorders

Phil Harris

Aug 30, 2019
2 min

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 rew...

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Schizophrenia: Why is Misdiagnosis so Common?

Phil Harris

Apr 24, 2019
4 min

Schizophrenia: Why is Misdiagnosis so Common?

In a small study of patients referred to the Johns Hopkins Early Psychosis Intervention Clinic (EPIC), Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers...

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Phil Harris

Oct 15, 2018
2 min

Schizophrenia: Too Diverse to Diagnose?

Schizophrenia is an extremely variable psychiatric disorder which is diagnosed based on the presence of specific symptoms. Thomas Wolfers...

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Phil Harris

Jul 23, 2018
3 min

Recovery from Schizophrenia is Possible

It has long been believed that only the minority of people could recover from schizophrenia. However, a Norwegian research team have foun...

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Stress Affects Schizophrenia Differently

Phil Harris

Jul 12, 2018
3 min

Stress Affects Schizophrenia Differently

Stressful situations affect the brain and body differently in people with schizophrenia compared to people without the mental illness or ...

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Psychosis is an Auto-Immune Disease: A Review

Phil Harris

Jul 4, 2018
1 min

Psychosis is an Auto-Immune Disease: A Review

There is a lot of interest in the role that the auto-immune system plays in the development of psychosis. For a very readable review of ...

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Phil Harris

Jun 10, 2018
2 min

Finally the Genes for Schizophrenia?

A USC research team identified 150 proteins affecting cell activity and brain development that contribute to mental disorders, including ...

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Schizophrenia: Is the Placenta the Missing Link?

Phil Harris

May 31, 2018
4 min

Schizophrenia: Is the Placenta the Missing Link?

New research shines a spotlight on the placenta's critical role in the nature versus nurture debate and how it confers risk for schizophr...

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Recovery-Oriented Cognitive Therapy: A Promising New Approach to Schizophrenia

Phil Harris

Jan 11, 2018
3 min

Recovery-Oriented Cognitive Therapy: A Promising New Approach to Schizophrenia

A schizophrenia patient's own perceptions of their experiences -- and confidence in their judgments -- may be factors that can help them ...

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Avatars: Promising New Treatment to Reduce Symptoms of Schizophrenia

Phil Harris

Nov 26, 2017
1 min

Avatars: Promising New Treatment to Reduce Symptoms of Schizophrenia

An experimental therapy which involves a face-to-face discussion between a person with schizophrenia and an avatar representing their aud...

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Phil Harris

Sep 29, 2017
3 min

Schizophrenia: A Wakeful Dream?

Many years ago I recall Joe Griffin and Ivan Tyrell suggesting that schizophrenia may be caused by dream centers in the brain. A recent s...

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Is a Cure for Cannabis Psychosis on Its Way?

Phil Harris

Sep 14, 2017
2 min

Is a Cure for Cannabis Psychosis on Its Way?

An interesting break through in the study of cannabis psychosis has revealed not just a mechanism for the disorder but also a potential t...

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Phil Harris

Sep 5, 2017
2 min

Hearing Voices: New Research

A number of new studies have emerged that have revealed significant insight into the nature of hearing voices. The first study looked at...

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Schizophrenia: A Disease of the Immune System?

Phil Harris

Jun 7, 2017
1 min

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 deve...

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