{"id":109253,"date":"2020-02-28T18:26:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-29T00:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thechicagoschool.edu\/insight\/?p=109253"},"modified":"2025-04-30T11:19:52","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T16:19:52","slug":"president-blog-chronic-health-conditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thechicagoschool.edu\/insight\/for-our-wellness\/president-blog-chronic-health-conditions\/","title":{"rendered":"President&#8217;s Blog: Chronic Health Conditions"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"clearfix\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Chronic health conditions, physical illnesses\u2014including heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and chronic lung disease, just to name a few\u2014<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">affect 133 million Americans and account for two-thirds of deaths in the U.S.\u00a0 But for people battling these illnesses, their challenges don\u2019t stop with their physical\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">diagnoses<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Up to a third of these patients also experience symptoms of depression while\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">many\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">others struggle with the effects of anxiety.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It\u2019s a double-edged sword.\u00a0 While<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0many patients become depressed or anxious\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">as a result of<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0of their physical conditions, these same illnesses can\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">cau<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">e<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0life-threatening mental health conditions.\u00a0 People with an anxiety order have a 26% increased risk for developing coronary heart disease and 48% greater risk of cardiac death. And a full-blown panic\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">attack triples a woman\u2019s risk of a coronary event or stro<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ke.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This is why a system of integrated healthcare is cr<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">itica<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">l to the way we deliver medical\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">services<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in this country.\u00a0 At The Chicago School, we live by the mantra \u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">No Health Without Mental Health,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and train health care professionals to look at patients holistically. They leave our University with a broad cross-section of knowledge and experience, and enter the world prepared to work in teams to ensure that neither mental health\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">or physical health services are delivered in a vacuum<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Remember, life is short.\u00a0 Let\u2019s each\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">do<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0our part to make it the best we can, for ourselves and for those around us.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Connect with me:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TCSPPPrez\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Twitter icon\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-109447\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechicagoschool.edu\/insight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Twitterlogo-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechicagoschool.edu\/insight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Twitterlogo-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.thechicagoschool.edu\/insight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Twitterlogo-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/www.thechicagoschool.edu\/insight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Twitterlogo-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/www.thechicagoschool.edu\/insight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Twitterlogo-293x293.png 293w, https:\/\/www.thechicagoschool.edu\/insight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Twitterlogo-459x459.png 459w, https:\/\/www.thechicagoschool.edu\/insight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Twitterlogo.png 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 65px) 100vw, 65px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itsmichelenealon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"instagram icon\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-109448\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechicagoschool.edu\/insight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Instagram2-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechicagoschool.edu\/insight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Instagram2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.thechicagoschool.edu\/insight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Instagram2-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/www.thechicagoschool.edu\/insight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Instagram2-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/www.thechicagoschool.edu\/insight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Instagram2-293x293.png 293w, https:\/\/www.thechicagoschool.edu\/insight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Instagram2-459x459.png 459w, https:\/\/www.thechicagoschool.edu\/insight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Instagram2.png 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 60px) 100vw, 60px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>__________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><strong>Learn more about The Chicago School<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Chicago School of Professional Psychology is dedicated to providing you with an exceptional education rooted in innovation, service, and community. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechicagoschool.edu\/apply\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Enroll in one of our more than 30 academic programs<\/a> today or request more information by filling out the form below!<\/p>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chronic health conditions, physical illnesses\u2014including heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and chronic lung disease, just to name a few\u2014affect 133 million Americans and account for two-thirds of deaths in the U.S.\u00a0 But for people battling these illnesses, their challenges don\u2019t stop with their physical\u00a0diagnoses.\u00a0Up to a third of these patients also experience symptoms of depression while\u00a0many\u00a0others struggle with the effects of anxiety.\u00a0 &nbsp; It\u2019s a double-edged sword.\u00a0 While\u00a0many patients become depressed or anxious\u00a0as a result of\u00a0of their physical conditions, these same [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":109361,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[704],"tags":[],"coauthors":[1051],"class_list":["post-109253","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-for-our-wellness","post_format-post-format-video"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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