by Michael Heitt | Sep 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
It has long been thought that serotonin regulation is the key to unlocking depression. We’ve all heard about how depression is a “chemical imbalance” in the brain. Heck, I’ve explained this to my patients, and psychiatrists are still being...
by Michael Heitt | Aug 23, 2022 | benefits of therapy, communication, exercise, health, insomnia, Psychotherapy, relationships, self care, sleep, stress, Uncategorized
I’ll admit it: I haven’t been the best blogger. Things have just been too busy with my patients and consulting clients. But I do routinely refer folks to my blog to remind them of content that we’ve discussed in session. I figured it might be a good...
by Michael Heitt | Jul 8, 2022 | Uncategorized
When you think of “time-out,” you probably either think about sporting events or envision a pouting kid sitting in the corner. Let’s think about that kid and the purpose for him being on a time-out. Chances are he did something he wasn’t...
by Michael Heitt | Jun 23, 2022 | Uncategorized
I remember when I was a kid and my dentist would repeatedly try to convince me to floss my teeth. I thought it was odd that he was trying to convince me to do things that would yield less business for him. After all, if I didn’t floss, I’d be more at risk...
by Michael Heitt | Jan 17, 2022 | Uncategorized
Wow… It’s been quite a while since I posted anything to this blog. Let’s just say things have been busy especially since the pandemic. For my first post, literally in years, I thought I’d offer something light. A buddy of mine forwarded me a...
by Michael Heitt | Sep 27, 2019 | Uncategorized
Regardless of your political leanings, I think most people will agree that discussions about politics have become increasingly more difficult over the past few years. In my practice, I have heard countless stories of friendships that have ended or family members stop...
by Michael Heitt | Apr 9, 2019 | human behavior, workplace violence
On its “All Things Considered” program and in its “Shots” blog, NPR reported that healthcare workers have been frequent targets of violence against them from patients and their families. OSHA statistics note that incidents of serious workplace violence are four times...
by Michael Heitt | Jan 27, 2019 | Disruptive Professionals, Patient safety
A team of social psychologists studied the effect that bedside manner has on patient outcomes. Not surprisingly, patients not only prefer to have a nice doctor who spends a couple extra minutes with them, talks to them as people rather than CPT or RVU numbers, etc.,...
by Michael Heitt | Jan 1, 2019 | Disruptive Professionals, Patient safety
I recently came across this interesting article about physician burnout. It was a nice review of the relevant literature. The authors addressed the obvious issues such as job dissatisfaction, turnover and related financial and career-related issues. They also did a...
by Michael Heitt | Aug 9, 2018 | anxiety, depression, exercise, health
A study was published in Lancet Psychiatry yesterday that added to the evidence that exercise is good for one’s mental health. In this study, participants rated their mood nearly 1.5 days per month less if they exercised compared to similar people who...
