Dr.in scient med. MMag.a Heidemarie Lex is a clinical and health psychologist in Graz, Austria. She offers in-person and virtual counseling for people in all walks of life.
Background
| 1999–2004 | Studied sociology in Graz. |
| 2000–2008 | Studied psychology in Graz and Barcelona. |
| 2009–2010 | Training as a clinical and health psychologist in Graz. |
| 2010 | Founded the practice in Graz. |
| 2010–2015 | Doctoral studies in medical sciences at the Medical University of Graz and at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (a Harvard Teaching Hospital) in Boston. |
| 2012 | Relocated to the USA. |
| 2015–2025 | Research position at the University of Utah. |
| 2015–2020 | Further training at the University of Utah, Master's program in Clinical and Mental Health Counseling. |
| 2018–2025 | Counseling for patients with substance use disorders, Cornerstone, Salt Lake City. |
| 2025 | Returned to Austria and reopened the practice. |
Multiple Sclerosis
Living with multiple sclerosis since 2004.
Publications
Heidemarie Lex, Pollie Price, Lauren Clark. Qualitative study identifies life shifts and stress coping strategies in people with multiple sclerosis. Nature Scientific Reports, Volume 12, Article Number: 6536. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-10267-z, 2022.
Heidemarie Lex, Steven W. Nevers, Erica L. Jensen, Yarden Ginsburg, Daniel F. Maixner, Brian J. Mickey. Long-term quality of life in treatment-resistant depression after electroconvulsive therapy. Journal of Affective Disorders, Volume 291, Pages 135-139. DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.05.012, 2021.
Heidemarie Lex, Yarden Ginsburg, Adam F. Sitzmann, Clara Grayhack, Daniel F. Maixner, Brian J. Mickey. Quality of life across domains among individuals with treatment-resistant depression. Journal of Affective Disorders, Vol. 243, Pages 401-407. DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2018.09.062, 2019.
Heidemarie Lex, Sara Weisenbach, Jacob Sloane, Sana Syed, Eva Rasky, Wolfgang Freidl. Social-emotional aspects of quality of life in multiple sclerosis. Psychology, Health & Medicine Vol. 23, Iss. 4, Pages 411-423. DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2017.1385818, 2018.
