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Phil Harris
- Jul 6, 2020
- 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...
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Phil Harris
- May 21, 2020
- 3 min
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...
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Phil Harris
- May 1, 2020
- 4 min
Down Your Drink: Free Online Alcohol Self-Help Programme
During the lockdown there is undoubted escalation in drinking. This may bring the use of online digital treatments to the fore. At...
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Phil Harris
- Apr 29, 2020
- 1 min
Can Low Empathy Be Toxic?
In Training and in Reflective Practice sessions the issue of empathy, relationships and outcomes is often discussed. This is...
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Phil Harris
- Apr 27, 2020
- 3 min
Holistic Approaches Work Best for Drug Recovery
A new study finds that interventions that take a multidimensional approach -- tackling the biological, social, environmental and mental...
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Phil Harris
- Feb 12, 2020
- 1 min
Alcohol Recovery: Is it All That?
A great word I heard recently was anticipointment. This when you find that something you thought would be great turns out to be rubbish....
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Phil Harris
- Sep 5, 2019
- 1 min
Rehabs: What the Latest Research Studies Tell Us About Their Effectiveness?
Rehabs are often believed to ineffective or only as effective as community based treatments. There are a lot of myths about rehabs and...
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Phil Harris
- Sep 2, 2019
- 1 min
ODHIN Trial: Do Alcohol Brief Interventions Work?
The ODHIN Trials are a large scale study exploring the effectiveness of brief interventions in primary care for alcohol problems. As...
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Phil Harris
- Sep 2, 2019
- 3 min
Non-Fatal Overdose: Is it a Window of Opportunity for Change?
Opioid-related deaths continue to take the lives of thousands in the U.S. each year, with non-fatal opioid overdoses as a significant...
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Phil Harris
- Jul 1, 2019
- 4 min
Evidence Based Practice: The Limits of Modality
As I have often discuss in this blog, modality-or type of therapy-adds little to clinical outcomes with clients. For example, Orlinsky's...
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Phil Harris
- May 30, 2019
- 3 min
Addiction is a Disease Concept Backfires
Research finds that people with substance-use problems who read a message describing addiction as a disease are less likely to report...
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Phil Harris
- May 19, 2019
- 3 min
Artificial Intelligence Therapist are on Their Way-But What are the Rules?
Interactions with artificial intelligence (AI) will become an increasingly common aspect of our lives. A team at the Technical University...
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Phil Harris
- May 7, 2019
- 1 min
Innovative New Programme at Bosence Farm About to Launch
I have just completed the design of a hugely innovative detoxification programme with Bosence Farm in Cornwall. The programme takes a...
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Phil Harris
- Mar 28, 2019
- 1 min
Creating Helping Relationships That Matter
Relationships in and of themselves make a huge difference to treatment outcomes. The American Psychological Association have just...
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Phil Harris
- Mar 20, 2019
- 1 min
The Role of Emotional Expression in Treatment Outcomes
I discuss the role of emotions in change and treatment outcomes. Particularly the importance of naming emotions in the here and now in...
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Phil Harris
- Feb 13, 2019
- 2 min
Addiction Dreams Haunt Recovery
Vivid dreams involving drinking and drug use are common among individuals in recovery. A study from the Massachusetts General Hospital...
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Phil Harris
- Feb 11, 2019
- 3 min
Women in Recovery More Prone to Cocaine Relapse?
Women's hormonal cycles may not only make them more prone to drug addiction but also more affected by triggers that lead to relapse, a...
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Phil Harris
- Jan 24, 2019
- 2 min
Have I Told You About My Self-Disclosure?
I get asked about the issue of self-disclosure a lot in training. It is one of those difficult grey areas where people are never sure of...
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Phil Harris
- Jan 24, 2019
- 2 min
Detox & Rehab: Latest Study Reveals How Effective They Are
There is a widely held myth in community services that impatient services, such as detox and rehab are ineffective. Only recently I read...
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