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 ,...
by Michael Heitt | Oct 17, 2012 | benefits of therapy, medication, Psychotherapy, self care, stress
The American Psychological Association (APA) recently launched a new awareness initiative about the benefits of psychotherapy. There are a couple cute videos (below) that mock the pharmaceutical commercials that we see too often. Though I very much appreciate this...
by Michael Heitt | Sep 5, 2012 | Investigation, workplace violence, zero tolerance
I was recently sent an article entitled, “Countering Workplace Violence” that I found to be very well-written and extremely well-grounded. The piece was written in response to the recent shooting in Manhattan, but what I liked most about it was that,...
by Michael Heitt | Aug 9, 2012 | college campus, risk assessment, workplace violence
We have been flooded with news stories about the tragic shooting in an Aurora, CO movie theater and have recently been hearing news about how the alleged shooter was seen by mental health professionals at his school prior to his leaving his graduate training. I just...
by Michael Heitt | Jul 19, 2012 | Coaching, Disruptive Professionals, HR, Human Resources, policies and procedures, SHRM, workplace violence, zero tolerance
Though I’ve presented many topics to many audiences over the years, I just put on my first webinar earlier this week. Together with employment lawyer, Laura Rubenstein, we delivered a well-attended webinar entitled, “Dealing with the Disruptive...
by Michael Heitt | Apr 27, 2012 | Disruptive Professionals, human behavior, Human Resources, policies and procedures
Here is a Pennsylvania case in which a woman was fired from her job and denied unemployment insurance payments after being accused of engaging in disruptive behavior at work. What I found interesting about this case was how low the threshold for termination was. The...
by Michael Heitt | Mar 29, 2012 | Disruptive Professionals, human behavior
There was a very nice, honest piece in the Op-Ed section of the NYT recently about doctors’ feelings and why they lie (or don’t tell the whole truth) to their patients. The physician/author candidly shared some very personal feelings and stories about...
by Michael Heitt | Mar 21, 2012 | Disruptive Professionals, Human Resources, workplace violence, zero tolerance
Last week I was invited to be interviewed on a talk radio show hosted by Dr Carol Scott, an ER physician who trained at Hopkins and is interested in the topic of Stress. We discussed disruptive professionals, talking about what the term means, what leads to such...
by Michael Heitt | Mar 8, 2012 | self care
I just read an survey study about the health and well-being of medical residents that was done by a chief resident at a local Baltimore hospital. The article describes the well-known difficulties that residents face such as sleep deprivation, social isolation, etc. ...
by Michael Heitt | Feb 26, 2012 | benefits of therapy, Psychotherapy
A recent study drew a correlation between working overtime and the development of major depression… regardless of the “stress level” of the job. As a psychologist who works with a lot of physicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals (who...
