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 | Mar 29, 2012 | Disruptive Professionals, human behavior
There was a very nice, honest piece in the Op-Ed section of the NYT recently about doctors’ feelings and why they lie (or don’t tell the whole truth) to their patients. The physician/author candidly shared some very personal feelings and stories about...
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 | 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 | Aug 16, 2011 | Coaching, Disruptive Professionals, EAPA
Here is a nice audio presentation about dealing with disruptive physicians entitled, “Empowering Physicians to Overcome Disruptive Behavior.” I would have liked for Marty to have commented about what resources are available for people who are confronting...