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New Book Chapter: Tackling Causes and Consequences of Health Inequalities: A Practical Guide for Cl
I have just had a chapter on Young People and Complexity accepted for publication in a new book "Tackling Causes and Consequences of...
Phil Harris
May 7, 20191 min read


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...
Phil Harris
Apr 24, 20194 min read


So Tell Me... When Did You Meet God?
In a survey of thousands of people who reported having experienced personal encounters with God, researchers report that more than...
Phil Harris
Apr 24, 20195 min read


PTSD Diagnosed by Voice
A specially designed computer program can help diagnose post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in veterans by analyzing their voices, a...
Phil Harris
Apr 24, 20193 min read


Empathy: Too Much Like Hard Work?
Empathy, the ability to understand the feelings of another person, is often viewed as a virtue that encourages helping behaviors. But...
Phil Harris
Apr 24, 20193 min read


Monthly Subutex Shots: Is It a Game Changer for Opiate Treatment?
Can a monthly injection of Subutex improve outcome rates for opiate users in treatment? Findings produces an interesting review of a...
Phil Harris
Apr 13, 20191 min read


"Oneness" Increases Your Wellbeing
People who believe in oneness -- the idea that everything in the world is connected and interdependent -- appear to have greater life...
Phil Harris
Apr 13, 20193 min read


Childhood Trauma and Depression
A study lead by Penn Medicine researchers found that childhood trauma is linked to abnormal connectivity in the brain in adults with...
Phil Harris
Apr 13, 20192 min read


ADHD: More on the 'Sleep Disorder'
ADHD is one of the most common neurobehavioral disorders among children and adolescents. People with ADHD often have trouble with...
Phil Harris
Apr 13, 20191 min read


The Evolution of Empathy
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute and the Santa Fe Institute have developed a new model to explain the evolutionary origins of...
Phil Harris
Apr 13, 20192 min read


Visualization of Goals is Not Always Helpful
Using visualization as motivation is a common technique for achieving goals, but consumers who are pursuing health goals such as eating...
Phil Harris
Apr 8, 20193 min read


Severe Psychological Distress Increases Daily Cannabis Use
Daily cannabis use increased significantly from 2008 to 2016 among those with and without past-month serious psychological distress (SPD)...
Phil Harris
Apr 8, 20192 min read


Poverty Written into Your Genes?
A new Northwestern University study challenges prevailing understandings of genes as immutable features of biology that are fixed at...
Phil Harris
Apr 8, 20192 min read


NarcoLogic: New Insights into Drug Trafficking
The National Science Foundation supported the study, which included an Oregon State University geographer and was led by Nicholas...
Phil Harris
Apr 5, 20193 min read


Lift Mood in 12 Minutes
For those who have done mental health or dual diagnosis training with me will know, I show some very simple ways to lift depression. ...
Phil Harris
Mar 28, 20193 min read


Creating Helping Relationships That Matter
Relationships in and of themselves make a huge difference to treatment outcomes. The American Psychological Association have just...
Phil Harris
Mar 28, 20191 min read


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...
Phil Harris
Mar 20, 20191 min read


Fear: The Illusion Destroyer?
This study interested me for two reasons. Firstly is the fact it illustrates a point I make in lecturers about how oxytocin can reduce...
Phil Harris
Mar 13, 20194 min read


A Blood Test for PTSD
A cutting-edge blood test discovered by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers could help more accurately diagnose military...
Phil Harris
Mar 13, 20194 min read


Young People Need to be Somewheres
In lectures and on this blog I have raised the issue of identity being geographical for some. in the conceptual language of David...
Phil Harris
Mar 13, 20193 min read
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