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Phil Harris
Oct 14, 20226 min read
Re-Wiring Memory
You may not realize it, but each time you recall a memory -- like your first time riding a bike or walking into your high school prom --...
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Phil Harris
Dec 9, 20212 min read
3 Factors Predict Mental Illness
The causes of psychiatric disorders are poorly understood. Now, in work led by researchers at McGill University, there is evidence that a...
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Phil Harris
Nov 3, 20211 min read
Aaron Beck dies at the Age of 100
Sad news today as it was announced that Aaron Beck, the father of Cognitive Therapy has died at the age of 100. It would be impossible...
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Phil Harris
Oct 14, 20212 min read
The Halo Effect & Anxiety
For some teenagers, the new school year means reuniting with their friends. For others, it means an increase in anxiety and in the...
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Phil Harris
Jun 7, 20214 min read
Sleep Patterns Lift Depression
Waking up just one hour earlier could reduce a person's risk of major depression by 23%, suggests a sweeping new genetic study published...
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Phil Harris
Feb 19, 20213 min read
"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...
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Phil Harris
Jan 19, 20214 min read
Adaptability the Key to Depression?
The more chaotic things get, the harder it is for people with clinical anxiety and/or depression to make sound decisions and to learn...
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Phil Harris
Dec 18, 20203 min read
Ketamine: How it Work as an Antidepressant
A group of proteins called 4E-BPs, involved in memory formation, is the key to unlocking the antidepressant effect of ketamine in the...
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Phil Harris
Nov 24, 20202 min read
BPS Release New Depression Report
The British Psychological Society has released a new report, Understanding Depression. Written by a panel of experts, it aims to share...
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Phil Harris
Aug 19, 20203 min read
Friendship-The Best Antidepressant?
Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have identified a set of modifiable factors from a field of over 100 that could...
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Phil Harris
Mar 6, 20202 min read
Esketamine-The First Ketamine-Based Anti-Depressant Approved in US
The US Food and Drug Administration has just approved esketamine as an anti-depressant. Esketamine is the S-enantiomer of ketamine,...
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Phil Harris
Feb 12, 20203 min read
AI: Predicts Responsiveness to Depression Treatment
Artificial intelligence may soon play a critical role in choosing which depression therapy is best for patients. A national trial...
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Phil Harris
Jan 14, 20204 min read
Addiction: The Expression of Sadness?
What drives a person to smoke cigarettes? What role do emotions play in this addictive behavior? Why do some smokers puff more often and...
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Phil Harris
Oct 6, 20193 min read
How to Control Sadness
Impulsive shopping can be a costly vice for people who are eager to escape emotional pain, but researchers have now discovered a strategy...
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Phil Harris
Aug 30, 20192 min read
Poor Impulse Control Across Mental Health Disorders
Individuals with many different psychiatric disorders have a higher tendency to choose smaller, immediate rewards over larger, delayed...
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Phil Harris
Jul 1, 20195 min read
A Named Emotion is a Processed Emotion
In 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...
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Phil Harris
Jun 10, 20193 min read
New Horizons: Mental Health as Immune System
Growing evidence shows that the brain's dopamine system, which drives motivation, is directly affected by chronic, low-grade...
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Phil Harris
Apr 13, 20193 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...
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Phil Harris
Apr 13, 20192 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...
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Phil Harris
Apr 8, 20192 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)...
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