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 (PSYPACT #16208)
I enjoy working with motivated people to help them become more resilient while pursuing their personal and professional goals. My clients have said they appreciate that I am direct, insightful and easy to talk to.
As a Psychologist, I specialize in OCD, Tourette's and ADHD. I helped organize and launch the OCD Intensive Outpatient Program at Seattle Childrens' Hospital with my colleague Geoffrey Wiegand, PhD. I am also involved in the Yale University Medical School's Child Tics, OCD and ADHD clinic. I have published scientific research in numerous peer-reviewed jounrnals listed below.
As an Executive and Career Coach, I use a collaborative process that involves: 1) 360 interviews, 2) leadership development 3) emotional intelligence 4) executive functioning training (ie, time management skills to optimize productivity). Working both locally and globally, I help business leaders increase profits through maximizing productivity while overcoming interpersonal problems in the workplace.
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I draw upon my background rich in a unique variety of experiences: travel, volunteerism and sports. My athletic background provides me with experience in teamwork and group dynamics. Further, I obtained an abundance of experiential learning through travel and volunteerism in Central/South America as well as Bridgeport Youth Lacrosse. Traveling has helped me gain a new perspective: while we may come from different cultures and backgrounds, we are all more alike than we realize.
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Education & Training
I earned my PhD in Clinical Psychology and a Masters of Arts in Psychology from The University of Tennessee and my Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Wesleyan University. I completed my Doctoral Internship at UCLA Medical Center and Semel Institute, followed by a post-doctoral Fellowship in ADHD and Suicidal Depression at Seattle Childrens' Hospital. I am a licensed psychologist with the authority to practice in 42 states.
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Research
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/