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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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