Detox & Rehab: Latest Study Reveals How Effective They Are
There is a widely held myth in community services that impatient services, such as detox and rehab are ineffective. Only recently I read...
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Dec 14, 20183 min read
Imagination is Real-To the Brain
In training and lectures I discuss the role of developing HD 4K goals to support motivational enhancement with clients as well as reduce...
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Phil Harris
Dec 13, 20181 min read
Ruptures in the Alliance Matter
Anyone who has heard me speak on treatment outcomes will know of my proclivity to stress the importance of alliance in treatment...
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Phil Harris
Dec 12, 20183 min read
Severe Depression?: There is an App for That
In a sweeping new study, Indiana University psychologists have found that a series of self-guided, internet-based therapy platforms...
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Phil Harris
Dec 2, 20181 min read
The Magic Cure for Alcoholism: Empathy
A great privilege of running this blog is to share some of the work of practitioners who have inspired me but whose work is not often as...
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Phil Harris
Nov 22, 20181 min read
Expectations Equal Outcome in Talking Cures
In lectures and training I always emphasis that other factors contribute to the clients outcome than just the model of practice. These...
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Phil Harris
Nov 14, 20184 min read
Pain: All in the Mind?
I am currently looking at psychological pain management techniques that can reduce the intensity of withdrawal symptoms in detoxification...
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Phil Harris
Jun 21, 20183 min read
Do No Harm: Do Charitable Services Really Help?
Charities often operate from the basic assumption that any interventions in a vulnerable person life is somehow beneficial. I hate the...
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Phil Harris
Jun 13, 20182 min read
New Medication to Reduce Relapse
As I discussed in an earlier post, drug and alcohol problems are linked to six centers in the brain, particularly memory. Interesting...
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Phil Harris
Jun 10, 20182 min read
Poly-User Have Lower Recovery Rates
In lecturers and treatment design I often discuss the more positive outcomes and shorter treatment duration for primary drinkers as...
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Phil Harris
May 15, 20183 min read
Environments Influence Drug Action at Neurological Level
In lectures on drug and alcohol use I often state that the experience of intoxication in not purely pharmacological. Whilst drug and...
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Phil Harris
May 9, 20181 min read
The Counselor Matters The Most In Drug Treatment: A Classic Revisited
McLellen et al 1985 research study on the power of the alliance in the treatment of clients of methadone scripts changed my view of drug...
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Phil Harris
Jan 11, 20183 min read
Recovery-Oriented Cognitive Therapy: A Promising New Approach to Schizophrenia
A schizophrenia patient's own perceptions of their experiences -- and confidence in their judgments -- may be factors that can help them...
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Phil Harris
Nov 27, 20171 min read
Addiction Recovery Special: Professor William White
I have been meaning to include the expansive and state-of the art research from Professor William White for some time now. Whilst his...
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Phil Harris
Nov 26, 20174 min read
Natural Remission: Half of Problematic Drug and Alcohol Users Quit by Themselves
In lectures and training of addiction I often discuss the process of natural remission. This is where problem users quit use without...
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Phil Harris
Sep 8, 20171 min read
Diagnosis: Does it Matter in Talking Cures?
Diagnosis + Treatment = Positive Outcome is a core assumption beneath the notion of evidence-based practice. Based on the Randomised...
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Phil Harris
Jul 24, 20171 min read
Synchronicity: The Deep Impact of Communication
How many times have you heard people deride counselling based interventions as just "talk." Interesting advances in brain imaging has...
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Phil Harris
Apr 28, 20171 min read
Prof David Orlinsky on Addiction Research and Treatment Outcomes
I am a huge fan of Prof David Orlinsky's work. He has conducted extensive research on treatment processes and outcomes and his work on...
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Phil Harris
Mar 20, 20171 min read
Motivational Interviewing: Step by Step
Findings recently republished a fantastic review of Motivational Interviewing. Whilst this person-centered approach has become...
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