Teaching Myths Persist
A new review by Swansea University reveals there is widespread belief, around the world, in a teaching method that is not only...
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Phil Harris
Jan 19, 20213 min read
Religious Coping
Religious people facing life crises rely on emotion-regulation strategies that psychologists also use, a new study finds. They look for...
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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
Dec 17, 20203 min read
So Many People-So Few Expressions
Whether at a birthday party in Brazil, a funeral in Kenya or protests in Hong Kong, humans all use variations of the same facial...
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Phil Harris
Dec 16, 20201 min read
Christmas: A Literature Review
Christmas is the time of year when the normal rules of life are abandoned. Even though this Christmas will be different, the same spirit...
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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
Nov 24, 20201 min read
New Treatment Approach for Traumatic Nightmares
A new technological solution has emerged for the treatment of traumatic nightmares and has just been cleared as a treatment by the FDA in...
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Phil Harris
Nov 18, 20203 min read
Sleep & Trauma: More Evidence of a Link
Sleep is crucial for consolidating our memories, and sleep deprivation has long been known to interfere with learning and memory. Now a...
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Phil Harris
Nov 18, 20203 min read
Will COVID Cast a Long Shadow?
Exposure to COVID-19 could pose a risk to the health and aging of individuals who aren't even born yet, according to a newly published...
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Phil Harris
Nov 18, 20203 min read
How Much Stronger is Cannabis?
New research shows that over the past 50 years street cannabis across the world has become substantially stronger carrying an increased...
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Phil Harris
Nov 18, 20201 min read
Decriminalisation in the US Gathers Pace
Ohio in the US has some of the most entrenched drug problems in the States. It is now moving forward with what was once unthinkable in...
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Phil Harris
Oct 23, 20203 min read
Word Recognition is Pre-Written
Humans are born with a part of the brain that is prewired to be receptive to seeing words and letters, setting the stage at birth for...
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Phil Harris
Oct 23, 20204 min read
Friends: Why We Get Picky?
We like people like us. However, as we age, we get even more selective about our friendship groups. When humans age, they tend to favor...
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Phil Harris
Oct 21, 20203 min read
Demand for Developmentally Informed Prevention Strategies
There are well documented risk factors associated with developing substance use disorder across all age groups. A recent study from IUPUI...
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Phil Harris
Oct 21, 20204 min read
Fear vs Anxiety Debate
Anxiety, the most common family of mental illnesses, has been pushed to epic new heights by the COVID-19 pandemic. A report by an...
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Phil Harris
Oct 15, 20202 min read
Drug Related Death Report Published
The Office for National Statistics have published the latest report on drug related deaths in England and Wales. The main findings...
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Phil Harris
Oct 15, 20203 min read
COVID, Emotional Literacy & Wellbeing
Everybody, it seems, is stressed out to some degree by the coronavirus pandemic. It may be anguish over the sickness or death of a friend...
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Phil Harris
Sep 17, 20203 min read
Traits Stronger Than Talents
Today I spent the day with a great team of youth workers from across the country and we were discussing personality structure and...
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Phil Harris
Sep 15, 20201 min read
Hold Still-National Portrait Gallery Exhibition of Life During Lockdown
Lockdown has been a difficult time. Isolation, separation from loved ones, home schooling and diminished socialisation has taken a toll...
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Phil Harris
Sep 15, 20203 min read
Substance Users at Greater Risk from COVID 19
A National Institutes of Health-funded study found that people with substance use disorders (SUDs) are more susceptible to COVID-19 and...
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