Writing Well: Creative Writing and Mental Health

Description: The act of writing is not just a form of communication but also a means to make sense of experience and arrive at a deeper understanding of the self. The combination of the creativity of the process with the achievement of something tangible increases feelings of self-confidence and self-value. Thus creative writing has been recognized as a form of complementary therapy to talking and reflecting and offers a cost-and time-effective way of extending support to depressed of psychologically distressed patients. Suitable for both health-care professionals who wish to implement therapeutic writing with their patients and those wishin ... (more)

Manufacturer: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Release date: 1 March 1999
ISBN-10 : 1853026506 | ISBN-13: 9781853026508

Tags: Writing (1), Transformation (1), Words (1), Expressive Arts Therapy (1), Creative Process (1), Soul Coaching (1)

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