Untreated anxiety and depression can enhance the progression of heart disease. See Heart and Mind Articles.
95% of the brain is developed by age 5, but the most advanced parts of the brain aren’t completely developed until the early 20s or later.
50-80% of why eating disorders develop can be traced to genetic factors.
Eating disorders appear to be about food and weight but are much more about fear – of almost everything.
Children who experience anxiety disorders are more susceptible to developing an eating disorder as an adolescent.
In a healthy low-fat diet, women need 60 grams and men need 75 grams of fat per day. See “The F Word” under Eating Disorder Articles.
Eating disorders are biologically-based illnesses just like depression, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
Negative emotions affect blood pressure, heart rate and cardiac output. Developing healthy coping improves these important markers of heart health. See Heart and Mind Articles.
Psychological intervention with cardiac patients reduces stress, hostility, anxiety and depression. This decreases the risk of additional cardiac events. See Heart and Mind Articles.
Psychological factors have been linked to heart disease since the 1930s.
9 of the 12 risk factors for heart disease can be changed – all risks other than age, gender and family history can be improved with psychotherapy.
Ever wonder if you or a loved one has depression or anxiety? To take a confidential quiz, go to Assessments.
Many therapists who treat eating disorders have no training. To make sure a therapist is qualified, see “Finding an Eating Disorder Specialist” under Eating Disorder Articles.
An estimated 33% of overweight or obese people in diet programs have Binge Eating Disorder. Dieting often makes compulsive overeating worse, leading to more weight gain.
Linda Hagen MS ATR-BC
Linda Hagen MS ATRBC
Linda received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Art Therapy from Mount Mary College in 1989. She began her career in psychiatric hospitals and counseling centers developing and facilitating art therapy programs. Linda then earned her Masters in Science in Art Therapy from Mount Mary College and is now a board certified, nationally registered art therapist.
After receiving her Masters degree, Linda developed expertise working with adult survivors of domestic and sexual violence, which then led to practicing psychotherapy with other related clinical issues. She is highly experienced treating sexual abuse and assault, domestic violence, clergy abuse, post traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorder. She also has expertise treating cancer patients and their families, grief and loss and life transition issues. She has worked with all ages, from children to later life adults.
At every agency Linda has practiced she has developed successful art therapy programs. She has extensive experience designing and leading weekend retreats with cancer patients and family members that concentrated on the mind-body-spirit connection and the power of art for emotional healing. She has presented to numerous professional groups and conducted art therapy workshops in local hospitals, schools and mental health facilities. In 2003, Linda's work as a therapist at the Waukesha Women's Center was highlighted in Exclusively Yours magazine.
Art can provide a bridge to understanding the soul's needs and can give voice to pain that often cannot be expressed in words. I believe we all have the power to find our own answers; our creativity provides a link to those answers.
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