by Michael Heitt | Nov 6, 2014 | Uncategorized
A couple months ago there were a few articles that ran about developing a blood test for Major Depressive Disorder ( see: The Chicago Tribune, CBS News, TIME, Medscape, Huffington Post, Newsweek, New York Magazine and HealthDay). This sounds great: it could...
by Michael Heitt | Sep 10, 2014 | benefits of therapy, exercise, medication, self care
Research has shown that when depressed people exercise 3-5 times per week for 45-60 minutes per session and achieve a heart rate of 50-85% of their max heart rate, the exercise is as effective, if not more effective, than medication. The Atlantic published a nice...
by Michael Heitt | Jul 23, 2014 | Uncategorized
Last week I had the pleasure of co-presenting another “Legal Lunch with Laura” webinar with my colleague, Laura Rubenstein of Offit Kurman law firm. Laura is an employment law attorney and a wonderful speaker. Our webinar was entitled, Analysis of Common...
by Michael Heitt | Jul 3, 2014 | Uncategorized
Analysis of Common Psychiatric Illnesses and Assessment of Reasonable Accommodations in the Workplace Join management-side employment attorney Laura L. Rubenstein of Offit Kurman, P.A. and Dr. Michael Heitt of Heitt Clinical & Corporate Consulting, LLC on Tuesday,...
by Michael Heitt | May 23, 2014 | Uncategorized
USA Today recently ran a summary of a SAMHSA report about the dangers of Xanax use. Xanax (alpazolam) is a benzodiazepine antianxiety medication that, frankly, works really well for a lot of people. That’s a good thing. The problem is that many primary care...
by Michael Heitt | May 20, 2014 | Uncategorized
I was invited to deliver the 6th annual Distinguished Workshop Series presentation at the 2014 American Psychological Association’s convention in Washington DC on August 8, 2014. I am incredibly honored (and humbled) to be associated with former DWS presenters...
by Michael Heitt | Jan 2, 2014 | Coaching, Disruptive Professionals, human behavior, Psychotherapy
I often hear from my patients how busy they, their careers and their lives are. Occasionally, their impatient, abrupt or frankly disruptive behaviors at home or at work are blamed upon simply not having the time to slow down to deal with others more gently or explain...
by Michael Heitt | Oct 30, 2013 | human behavior, Memory
As much as it pains me to write this (I have a very strong sweet tooth), a recent article in Neurology has demonstrated that sugar has a negative impact on learning and other cognitive functions. The study found a strong link between high glucose levels and poor...
by Michael Heitt | Oct 14, 2013 | benefits of therapy, side effects
When people compare psychotherapy to medication, one of the arguments often used is that psychotherapy does not have any “side effects.” I totally disagree… everything we do has side effects. Every time we opt to turn right we do so at the expense...
by Michael Heitt | Sep 24, 2013 | benefits of therapy, Disruptive Professionals, human behavior, policies and procedures, Psychotherapy
My friend and colleague, Mike Plaut, has another paper out (actually it’s still in press) in the Journal of Health Care Law and Policy. Mike’s writing is great – almost conversational – so I always enjoy reading his stuff. In this paper he...
