After one night of inadequate sleep, brain activity ramps up in pain-sensing regions while activity is scaled back in areas responsible...

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...

There is a widely held myth in community services that impatient services, such as detox and rehab are ineffective. Only recently I read...

Technology is changing all our lives and reaches into every aspect of human behavior. This has not only led to the development of new...

The needs of trans gendered populations are rarely explored in the wider research base on addictions. Findings have produced a great...

Now new data by UTSA shows how the release of the neurotransmitter dopamine changes when working for cocaine. Our brains naturally...

I have suggested for sometime that the primary goal of getting as many young people as possible into higher education would not solve...

A behavioral intervention procedure including the computer game Tetris could help people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to...

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago, in collaboration with colleagues from the University of Texas at Austin, have found...

Many established religions and New Age movements often refer to the professed religiosity of famous scientists as proof of their beliefs....

Alcohol Change UK have launched their new alcohol research hub. For great information and resources on alcohol visit the site by...

The Therapeutic Alliance has always been found to be the central driver of outcomes in treatment studies, regardless of modality. But is...

In working with trauma I often use approaches that help people re-write memories in order to reduce the emotional distress. Whilst this...

The research and results of the HOPE feasibility study have been published. This was a suicide prevention intervention designed to...

The best description of the role of the Prefrontal Cortex of our brains (our sticky-out foreheads) is that it allows us to do the right...

In training and lectures I discuss the role of developing HD 4K goals to support motivational enhancement with clients as well as reduce...

Anyone who has heard me speak on treatment outcomes will know of my proclivity to stress the importance of alliance in treatment...

In a sweeping new study, Indiana University psychologists have found that a series of self-guided, internet-based therapy platforms...

According to some estimates, up to one in three people around the world may experience severe anxiety in their lifetime. In a study...

Traumatic experiences can become deeply entrenched in a person's memory. How can fears following a traumatic event be reduced in the long...