Research on writing approaches in mental health

• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: L'Abate, Luciano, 1928-, Sweeney, Laura G.
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2011.
• Σειρά: Studies in writing ; v. 23.
• Θέματα: Language Arts & Disciplines > Communication Studies.; Language Arts & Disciplines > Authorship.; Technical writing.; Writing & editing guides.; Writing skills.; Creative writing > Therapeutic use.; Psychiatry > Research.

Writing as a medium of professional help and healing in the various interventional tiers of self-help, education, promotion, prevention, and psychotherapy, and rehabilitation has expanded exponentially since the introduction of computers and the Internet in the last generation. This volume does thre...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• ch. 1. The role of writing in mental health research / Laura G. Sweeney, Luciano L'Abate
• ch. 2. Writing in physical and concomitant mental illness : biological underpinnings and applications for practice / Brenda Stockdale
• ch. 3. Autobiographies / Lawrence Ressler, Luciano L'Abate
• ch. 4. Diaries / Thomas Mackrill
• ch. 5. Bibliotherapy / Debbie McCulliss
• ch. 6. The expressive writing method / Jenna L. Baddeley, James W. Pennebaker
• ch. 7. Poetry therapy / Debbie McCulliss
• ch. 8. Programmed writing / Luciano L'Abate
• ch. 9. Automatic writing / Laura G. Sweeney
• ch. 10. Epilogue : distance writing as the preferred medium of help and healing in the 21st century / Luciano L'Abate, Laura G. Sweeney.