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 | 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 | May 29, 2013 | benefits of therapy, psychodynamic, Psychotherapy
There have been many studies that have demonstrated the positive effects of psychotherapy. A new study was just published in PLoS Medicine that looked at seven different types of psychotherapeutic intervention. The study essentially showed that there was no...
by Michael Heitt | Jan 23, 2013 | benefits of therapy, medication, Psychotherapy
Look around the room and you’re likely to find at least one person who is on an antidepressant medication now. I just did a Google search for the “top prescription drugs” and according to Drugs.com, one antidepressant and another psychiatric...
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...