Micro-Dosing: All in the Mind?
Positive psychological effects associated with taking small doses of psychedelic drugs are likely the result of users' expectations,...
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Phil Harris
Feb 24, 20213 min read
ADHD & College Achievement
According to a 2017 UCLA study, students with ADHD make up about 6% of the college student population and represent the most common type...
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Phil Harris
May 21, 20203 min read
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
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, 20206 min read
Infection: 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...
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Phil Harris
Apr 13, 20191 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...
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Phil Harris
Dec 12, 20183 min read
New Approach to Over-Writing Trauma Memory
Traumatic experiences can become deeply entrenched in a person's memory. How can fears following a traumatic event be reduced in the long...
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Phil Harris
Oct 21, 20184 min read
PTSD Eminently Treatable Research Shows
A multiyear clinical trial comparing medication and mental health counseling in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder shows...
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Phil Harris
Oct 15, 20183 min read
Ketamine Demonstrates Effectiveness for Treatment Resistant Depression
A study led by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators identifies two subanesthetic dosage levels of the anesthetic drug...
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Phil Harris
Oct 15, 20181 min read
A Revolution in Diagnosis of Mental Illness?
In lectures and training in mental health I stress how current psychiatric diagnosis is really a short-hand for the presenting signs and...
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Phil Harris
Aug 10, 20183 min read
Do Hallucinogens Hold Promise for Treating Mental Health Conditions?
Many people think of psychedelics as relics from the hippie generation or something taken by ravers and music festival-goers, but they...
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Phil Harris
Aug 9, 20182 min read
Mental Health: Beyond Neurotranmission
Psychiatric medications have focused heavily on neurotransmitters as the basis of mental health disorders.Researchers at Columbia...
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Phil Harris
Oct 9, 20171 min read
Spice Intoxication Reduced-By a Slimming Drug
The intoxicant effects of the synthetic cannabis Spice can be reduced. Early research from Queen Mary University of London has...
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Phil Harris
Oct 9, 20172 min read
Placebo & Antidepressants
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are commonly prescribed for depression and anxiety but their superiority over placebo has...
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Phil Harris
Jun 7, 20171 min read
Schizophrenia: A Disease of the Immune System?
Recent developments in the area of immuno-psychiatry have begun to identify that prenatal viral infection may be responsible for the...
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