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 | 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...
by Michael Heitt | Sep 13, 2013 | medication, Psychotherapy
Yet another article was published recently that touted the positive effects of psychotherapy. In this study the authors noted that psychotherapy was as effective as antidepressant medication at treating and preventing relapses of depressive episodes. Of course the...
by Michael Heitt | Jun 10, 2013 | benefits of therapy, Coaching
I just came across a recent article in the AMA’s newsletter, AMedNews.com, about physician (and staff) burnout. Nothing all that new here, but it talks about how overwork and burnout of one member of the treatment team or office staff – – physician...