Healing Mental Health through Reading: Bibliotherapy
Healing Mental Health through Reading: Bibliotherapy
Author(s): Gülşah SevinçSubject(s): Clinical psychology
Published by: Çukurova Universitesi Tip Fakultesi Psikiyatri Anabilim Dalı
Keywords: bibliotherapy; major depressive disorder; trauma; grief;
Summary/Abstract: Bibliotherapy is the method of healing through reading and it refers to the therapeutic process in which the client makes use of books and educative materials for improving his/her mental health. There are three types of bibliotherapy: the one which is used in clinical settings, developmental bibliyotherapy and creative bibliotherapy. The main purpose of this review is to provide information on the types of bibliotherapy. Another purpose of this review is to reflect the effectiveness of bibliotherapy for mental health problems. Research indicates that bibliotherapy is effective when it comes to treating a variety of pathological symptoms which prevail in major depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, grief and trauma.
Journal: Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar
- Issue Year: 11/2019
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 483-495
- Page Count: 13
- Language: English
