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Edward T. Creagan, M.D.
Edward T. Creagan, M.D.
"The magic of the electronic village is transforming health information. The mouse and keyboard have extended the stethoscope to the 500 million people now online." - Dr. Edward Creagan
The power of the medium inspires Dr. Edward Creagan as he searches for ways to share Mayo Clinic's vast resources with the general public.
Dr. Creagan, a Newark, N.J., native, is board certified in internal medicine, medical oncology, and hospice medicine and palliative care. He has been with Mayo Clinic since 1973 and in 1999 was president of the staff of Mayo Clinic. Dr. Creagan, a professor of medical oncology at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, was honored in 1995 with the John and Roma Rouse Professor of Humanism in Medicine Award and in 1992 with the Distinguished Mayo Clinician Award, Mayo's highest recognition. He has been recognized with the American Cancer Society Professorship of Clinical Oncology.
He describes his areas of special interest as "wellness as a bio-psycho-social-spiritual-financial model" and fitness, mind-body connection, aging and burnout.
Dr. Creagan has been an associate medical editor with Mayo Clinic's Web sites and has edited publications and CD-ROMs and reviewed articles.
"We the team of (the Web site) provide reliable, easy-to-understand health and wellness information so that each of us can have productive, meaningful lives," he says.
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Sept. 2, 2009
Blog: A prescription for the Sunday night blues
By Edward T. Creagan, M.D.
At a recent family gathering, a number of us were discussing our professional lives and the stresses and demands of the marketplace. One of my relatives, a gentleman in his 50s and a CPA for a major accounting firm, commented that Sunday afternoon was one of his worst times each week. He would nose-dive into a funk — a psychological black hole of irritability, fatigue and apathy. Interestingly, three other gentlemen chimed in that they had the same experience.
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I did some research on the web and discovered that this phenomenon has been dubbed "Sunday night syndrome" or "Sunday night blues."
Recently I had the opportunity to ask an audience of about 1,000 professionals how many among them had similar experiences on Sundays. To my amazement, about 80 percent put up their hands. These individuals were not miserable in their work, but they didn't look forward to jumping back on the corporate treadmill after a weekend spent tackling the mundane errands and routine chores that we all have to do to keep afloat.
To me this just reinforces the importance of budgeting time for activities that are enjoyable and relaxing. We must recharge our batteries if we want to feel refreshed and ready to face the workweek when Monday rolls around.
Do you get the Sunday night blues? If so, how do you fight the funk?
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