1.Therapeutic
Writing: An Interview with Kathleen Adams

Handbook of Low-Cost Interventions to Promote Physical
and Mental Health: Theory,
Research and Practice, in press
Researchers and clinicians have begun to search for alternative treatments that are lower in cost and easier to implement than traditional treatment methods. One promising alternative is expressive writing. When people transform their feelings and thoughts about emotional experiences into language, their physical and mental health often improves. An increasing number of studies indicate that having people write about their deeply felt emotions and thoughts can result in healthy improvements in social, psychological, behavioral, and biological measures. Expressive writing offers an alternative to traditional therapies with the advantage of lower cost and greater accessibility. This chapter will begin with an overview of the writing paradigm followed by evidence supporting the efficacy of expressive writing, as well as its potential limitations. The more compelling reasons for why expressive writing works will be presented next. The chapter will conclude with possible real-world applications and future directions.
Urmează câteva linkuri către articole despre diversitatea beneficiilor Scrierii Expresive:
Blogging is Good For You – Scientific American
Writing Your Way To Health, Stress Free
Emotional and Physical Benefits of Expressive Writing
Iată şi câteva cărţi de referinţă pentru scrierea emoţională şi depăşirea blocajului scrisului:
Adams, Kathleen (1998). The Way of the Journal : A Journal Therapy Workbook for Healing. Sidron Press.
Baldwin, Christina (1992). One to One : Self-Understanding Through Journal Writing. Evans Publisher
DeSalvo, Louise A. (2000). Writing As a Way of Healing : How Telling Our Stories Transforms Our Lives. Beacon Press.
Fox, John (1997). Poetic Medicine : The Healing Art of Poem-Making. Tarcher Press
Goldberg, Natalie and Guest, Judith (1986). Writing Down the Bones : Freeing the Writer Within. Shambhala Press.
Jacobs, Beth (2005). Writing for Emotional Balance, New Harbinger Publishers.
Pennebaker, James W. (1997). Opening Up: The Healing Power of Expressing Emotion. NY: Guilford Press.
Pennebaker, J.W. (2004). Writing to Heal: A Guided Journal for Recovering from Trauma and Emotional Upheaval._ Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Press.
Rainer, Tristine (1979). The New Diary : How to Use a Journal for Self-Guidance and Expanded Creativity. Tarcher
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