Phil HarrisOct 14, 20212 minThe Halo Effect & AnxietyFor some teenagers, the new school year means reuniting with their friends. For others, it means an increase in anxiety and in the...
Phil HarrisJul 4, 20211 minPRIDDY Toolkit: New Intervention for Young DrinkersAn interesting new (and free) tool kit to support young people who are drinking has just been realised by Humankind. Based on the AUDIT,...
Phil HarrisFeb 24, 20213 minADHD & College AchievementAccording to a 2017 UCLA study, students with ADHD make up about 6% of the college student population and represent the most common type...
Phil HarrisFeb 19, 20213 min"Frenemies": Bullying Re-examined Teens who bully, harass, or otherwise victimize their peers are not always lashing out in reaction to psychological problems or unhealthy...
Phil HarrisOct 21, 20203 minDemand for Developmentally Informed Prevention StrategiesThere are well documented risk factors associated with developing substance use disorder across all age groups. A recent study from IUPUI...
Phil HarrisSep 10, 20205 minAdolescent Risk Taking: Key Brain Development IdentifiedAs any parent will tell you, no two children behave in exactly the same way. It is part of what makes each individual unique. So, why do...
Phil HarrisApr 27, 202017 minPersonality Part I: The Research BaseI recently watched the Netflix documentary “Three Identical Strangers.” Without too much of a spoiler alert, triplets who were separated...
Phil HarrisMar 6, 20202 minYouth Offending: Excitement versus SkillsOffending in young people is deeply entwined with impulsive behavior and particular group norms. This is supported by a recent study...
Phil HarrisFeb 12, 20201 minThe End of Family?Outside of work, I am a very keen family historian. It fascinates me how people lived everyday lives in past millennia and how their...
Phil HarrisJan 14, 20203 minParenting: High Demand Children with Low Resourced Parents in HospitalI have long suggested that parenting does not belong solely to a parent. Parenting style is determined where the resources of a parent...
Phil HarrisJan 14, 20206 minInfection: 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 HarrisDec 19, 20193 minMatching Traits to CareersTraits are often much stronger than talents in predicting where people are most happiest. When developing peoples sense of their future...
Phil HarrisDec 12, 20191 minDHI: The Vision ProjectThroughout 2019, Developing Health & Independence (DHI), have been marking their 20th anniversary as a charity by looking to the future....
Phil HarrisSep 23, 20192 minTeen Popularity: What Matters?Adolescents place a lot of emphasis on popularity and they are keenly aware of the difference between being liked and being popular. If...
Phil HarrisSep 23, 20193 minBeing There for Young PeopleStudies over the past 20 years have found a correlation between the number of adverse childhood events (such as death or divorce) and...
Phil HarrisAug 30, 20193 minParental BurnoutThis is a timely study after the end of the long summer holiday. In lectures I often discuss how parenting is bi-directional. Parenting...
Phil HarrisJul 30, 20194 minIf Only I Knew Then What I Know Now....How many times have you wished you could give your younger self a piece of advice? Robin Kowalski, professor in Clemson University's...
Phil HarrisJul 1, 20195 minA Named Emotion is a Processed EmotionIn lectures I often stress the importance of naming emotions in the client in the here and now. My mantra is always that a named emotion...
Phil HarrisJun 10, 20193 minThe Internet: A Brain ChangerIn a first of its kind review, published in World Psychiatry -- the world's leading psychiatric research journal, the researchers...
Phil HarrisMay 30, 20192 minPoor Impulse Control Mapped in Young WomenTeenage girls with problematic social behavior display reduced brain activity and weaker connectivity between the brain regions...