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...
by Michael Heitt | Feb 2, 2012 | benefits of therapy, Psychotherapy
Last month, SAMSA released a report about the incidence of mental illness in America. A striking one in five (20%) of American adults experienced some sort of mental illness in the past year. Even worse, nearly 30% of young adults (ages 18-25) had a brush with...
by Michael Heitt | Jan 15, 2012 | Uncategorized
Last summer, while doing some work at home I noticed my desktop computer – – where I have over a decade of family photos and other files saved – – started making weird noises. I didn’t have the time to investigate it so I ran a virus...
by Michael Heitt | Jan 10, 2012 | human behavior, psychology, Psychotherapy, self care, stress
Tomorrow the American Psychological Association (APA) releases the results from their annual “Stress in America” study. As part of the release of their findings, they will be holding a webcast tomorrow (Wed, 1/11/12 at 4:30pm EST) that is open to all. ...
by Michael Heitt | Nov 23, 2011 | Disruptive Professionals, disruptive students, human behavior, Human Resources, Patient safety, policies and procedures, risk assessment, workplace violence
On November 9, 2011, the Joint Commission announced that they will be changing the definition of the term “disruptive behavior.” Specifically, they have noted that disruptive behavior is “behavior or behaviors that undermine a culture of...
by Michael Heitt | Nov 11, 2011 | human behavior, workplace violence
A few years back I was on an Maryland Psychological Association task force committee that worked in partnership with the American Psychological Association to identify and acknowledge organizations that promote conditions of psychologically healthy workplaces. The...
by Michael Heitt | Oct 31, 2011 | benefits of therapy, human behavior, medication, placebo
I have to admit that though I receive The American Psychologist (the main journal of the APA) monthly, I rarely get through more than one article per issue because the articles are so dense. This month, there was a great article about Lifestyle and Mental Health. ...
by Michael Heitt | Oct 20, 2011 | benefits of therapy, medication, placebo, Psychotherapy
The CDC just put out a report about Americans’ use of antidepressants. The paper has already gotten a bunch of press (Washington Post, CNN, Reuters to name a few). Some of the key bullet points of the paper are: Eleven percent of Americans aged 12 years and...
