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 | 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 | Mar 17, 2011 | benefits of therapy, human behavior, placebo, Psychotherapy, self care
A new study was released (and summarized in the APA Monitor) about the use of placebo medications. There have been many studies on the use of placebos, and they repeatedly demonstrate that when people are expecting a result to come from medication, it usually...