by Michael Heitt | Dec 13, 2016 | medication, sleep
A recent research letter, published by JAMA, reported that one out of six American adults take at least one psychiatric medication. As a clinical psychologist I understand the benefits of non-medical treatments for psychiatric illness, but that doesn’t mean I...
by Michael Heitt | Mar 17, 2016 | health, self care, sleep
There are several topics that seem to come up with patient after patient and I find myself making the same suggestions over and over again. One of these topics is sleep hygiene. Simply stated, sleep hygiene is a way to describe your behaviors and habits related to...
by Michael Heitt | Aug 20, 2013 | exercise, sleep
I just read a brief little piece at CBSNews about a study that demonstrated the benefits of camping as an intervention to improve sleep. The article offers several possible reasons why going camping may help insomniacs sleep better, but ultimately the main reason is...
by Michael Heitt | Nov 19, 2012 | Uncategorized
When feeling tired a lot of folks reach for coffee, caffeinated soda or, increasingly these days, heavily-caffeinated energy drinks. There has been a slew of reports recently alleging significant health problems associated with energy drinks. The New York Times ,...
