ories ▁and ▁to ▁eng age ▁with ▁treatment . ▁ ▁A ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁random ized ▁control ▁trial ▁found ▁that ▁art ▁ther apy ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁cogn itive ▁processing ▁ther apy ▁( CP T ) ▁was ▁more ▁benef icial ▁than ▁C PT ▁alone . ▁Walter ▁Re ed ▁Army ▁Medical ▁Center , ▁the ▁National ▁In tre pid ▁Center ▁of ▁Ex cell ence ▁and ▁other ▁V eter an ▁Association ▁institutions ▁use ▁art ▁ther apy ▁to ▁help ▁veter ans ▁with ▁P T SD . ▁ ▁E ating ▁dis orders ▁▁ ▁Art ▁ther apy ▁may ▁help ▁people ▁with ▁an ore x ia ▁with ▁weight ▁improvements ▁and ▁may ▁help ▁with ▁de pression ▁level . ▁Tra um atic ▁or ▁negative ▁child hood ▁experiences ▁can ▁result ▁in ▁un int ention ally ▁harm ful ▁cop ing ▁mechan isms , ▁such ▁as ▁e ating ▁dis orders . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁clients ▁may ▁be ▁cut ▁off ▁from ▁their ▁emot ions , ▁self - re ject ing , ▁and ▁det ached ▁from ▁their ▁strength s . ▁Art ▁ther apy ▁may ▁provide ▁an ▁out let ▁for ▁expl oring ▁these ▁in access ible ▁strength s ▁and ▁emot ions ; ▁this ▁is ▁important ▁because ▁persons ▁with ▁e ating ▁dis orders ▁may ▁not ▁know ▁how ▁to ▁vocal ize ▁their ▁emot ions . ▁ ▁Art ▁ther apy ▁may ▁be ▁benef icial ▁for ▁clients ▁with ▁e ating ▁dis orders ▁because ▁clients ▁can ▁create ▁visual ▁representations ▁with ▁art ▁material ▁of ▁progress ▁made , ▁represent ▁alter ations ▁to ▁the ▁body , ▁and ▁provide ▁a ▁non th re aten ing