Michael Vitulano, MA, PhD
Child and Adult Psychologist
Triple State Licensed: CT PSY #003957, WA PY #60607324, CO PSY #0006009
Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology (APIT, PSYPACT #16208)
Dr. Michael Vitulano is a licensed psychologist with 12 years of training and over 15 years of experience. He earned his bachelors (psychology and economics), masters and PhD degrees (clinical psychology). He then completed his residency in clinical child psychology (UCLA's Ronald Regan Hospital) and then a 2-year fellowship (Seattle Childrens' Hospital).
He specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of: 1) ADHD 2) anxiety disorders including OCD and 3) depression and bipolar disorders. A large focus of his work is in mens' mental health, burnout and career transitions. He works with startup companies and large international businesses.
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As a Psychologist at Seattle Childrens' Hospital, he helped develop and launch the OCD Intensive Outpatient Program with colleague and friend, Geoffrey Wiegand, PhD. He was also an attending Psychologist in the hospital's Consultation/Liason service (eg, hemotology/oncology, general medical illnesses) and Inpatient Psychiatric Unit. He is currently involved in the Yale University Medical School's Child Tics, OCD and ADHD clinic. He has published scientific research in numerous peer-reviewed jounrnals (see below).
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His career has been shaped by a variety of experiences: academic research, travel and sports. His background as a college athlete provided experience in teamwork and group dynamics. Further, he obtained an abundance of experiential learning through travel and volunteerism in Central and South America.
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Education & Training
PhD in Clinical Psychology from The University of Tennessee
Masters of Arts in Psychology from The University of Tennessee
Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Wesleyan University
Pre-Doctoral Residency/Internship at UCLA's Ronald Regan Medical Center and Semel Institute
Post-doctoral Fellowship in ADHD, suicide prevention and OCD at Seattle Childrens' Hospital
Triple State Licensed psychologist (CT, CO, WA) & an additional license to practice telepsychology in 43 states.
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Research
Szydlo, T., Shein-Szydlo, J., Szydlo, D., Vitulano, M., & Vitulano, L. (2024). Adolescents in confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico City. Rev Neurol Neurocir Psiquiat. 52(2-3):44-48. doi:10.35366/122632.
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King, R. A., Schwab-Stone, M. E., Bloch, M., Vitulano, M. & Peterson, B. S. (2023). Psychiatric examination of the infant, child, and adolescent. Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry, Kaplan & Sadock's Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry.
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Vitulano L.A., Mitchell J.T., Vitulano M.L., Leckman, J. F. Saunders, D., Davis, N., Woodward, D., Goodhue, B. Artukoglu, B. and Kober. (2022). Parental perspectives on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder treatments for children. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 27, 1019-1032. doi:10.1177/13591045221108836
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Vitulano, L.A., M.L. Vitulano, R.A. King, M.Y. Yazgan and J.F. Leckman. Neurodevelopmental disorders: Motor disorders. In: Tasman’s Psychiatry, 5th ed, A. Tasman, M. Riba, R. Alarcón, C. Alfonso, Shigenobu Kanba, Dusica Lecic-Tosevski, Chee Ng, Thomas Schulze, (Eds.). Springer Nature, 2022.
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Vitulano, M. L., Fite, P. J., Hopko, D. R., Lochman, J., Wells, K., & Asif, I. (2014). Evaluation of Underlying Mechanisms in the Link between Childhood ADHD Symptoms and Risk for Early Initiation of Substance Use. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 28, 816-827.
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Becker, S. P., Fite, P. J., Vitulano, M. L., Rubens, S. L., Evans, S. C., & Cooley, J. L. (2014). Examining anxiety and depression as moderators of the associations between ADHD symptoms and academic and social problems in Hispanic adolescents. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 36, 265-275.
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Asta, L., Vitulano, L., Vitulano, M, Scandroglio, F., & Caffo, E. (in preparation). Screen time and mental health in youth. Journal of Pediatrics. ​
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Vitulano, M. & Vitulano, L. (2018). How to Deal Effectively with Difficult People at Work [Review of the book The Schmuck in My Office by J. J. Foster & M. Joy. 2017. St. Martin’s Press, New York, NY]. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry,
57, 982-983.
Vitulano, L., M. Vitulano, R. King and J. Leckman. (2015) Neurodevelopmental disorders: Motor disorders. In: Psychiatry, 4th ed, A. Tasman, J. Kay, J. A. Lieberman, M.B. First and M.B. Riba (Eds.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley
Vitulano, M., Fite, P., Wimsatt, A., Rathert, J., & Hatmaker, R. (2012). Gender Differences in Consequences of ADHD Symptoms in a Community-Based Youth Organization. International Journal of Behavioral Development. 36, 157-166.
Fite, P. J., Wimsatt, A. R., Vitulano, M. L., Rathert, J. L., & Schwartz, S. (2012). Examination of Peer Rejection and Depressive Symptoms as Mediators of the Link between Rule-Breaking Behavior and Poor Academic Performance. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 34, 164-171.
Fite, P., Vitulano, M., & Preddy, T. (2011) The positive impact of attending a community-based youth program on child depressive symptoms. Journal of Community Psychology, 39, 804-814.
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Vitulano, M., Fite, P., Rathert, J., Gaetner, A., Wynn, P., & Hill, R. (2011). The Influence of Neighborhood Safety on the Relation between Caregiver Alcohol Use and The Risk for Child Symptoms of Depression. Journal of Substance Use, 16, 359-366.
Vitulano, M., Fite, P., & Rathert, J. (2010). Delinquent Peer Influence on Childhood Delinquency: The Moderating Effect of Impulsivity. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 32, 315-322.
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Fite, P., Vitulano, M., Wynn, P., Wimsatt, A., Gaertner, A. & Rathert, J. (2010). Influence of Perceived Neighborhood Safety on Proactive and Reactive Aggression. Journal of Community Psychology, 38, 757 – 768.
Valera, E., Brown, A., Biederman, J., Faraone, S., Makris, N., Monuteaux, M., Whitfield-Gabrieli, S., Vitulano, M., Schiller, M., & Seidman, L. (2010). Sex Differences in the Functional Neuroanatomy of Working Memory in Adults with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. The American Journal of Psychiatry, 167, 86-94.
Wilens, T., Vitulano, M., Upadhyaya, H., Adamson, J., Sawtelle, R., Utzinger, L., & Biederman, J. (2008). Cigarette Smoking Severity Associated with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Journal of Pediatrics, 153, 414-419.
Wilens, T., Vitulano, M., Upadhyaya, H., Adamson, J., & Biederman, J. (2008). Concordance between Cigarette Smoking and the Modified Fagerstrom Tolerance Questionnaire in Controlled Studies of ADHD. The American Journal on Addictions. 17, 491-496.
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PhD Dissertation: Developmental Trajectories of ADHD and Substance Use (Published above in 2014): https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_graddiss/2869/
