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...
by Michael Heitt | Oct 18, 2011 | benefits of therapy, Psychotherapy
The Wall Street Journal just ran a nice little piece on how to go about choosing the right therapist. I love seeing articles like this in publications like that. The article noted there are different types of therapists, therapies, etc and that what works for one...
by Michael Heitt | Oct 3, 2011 | Disruptive Professionals, Human Resources
Most of the consulting and clinical work I do regarding disruptive behavior centers around the disruptive individual. Though I often make recommendations to the organization about the systemic issues that might be contributing to the acting out of a professional...
by Michael Heitt | Sep 27, 2011 | benefits of therapy, Psychotherapy
A recently released study about the effects of coffee use on depression has gained quite a bit of “buzz” in the Wall Street Journal, the LA Times, the New York Times and the Washington Post. The study suggests that there may be a positive protective...
