Fiction, poetry and mental health: Expressive and therapeutic uses of literature

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 517-524

  McArdle, S ^a   Byrt, R ^a,b  

^a NOTTINGHAMSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical effectiveness; Expressive; Literature; Reading; Therapeutic; Writing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; HUMAN; LITERATURE; MENTAL DISEASE; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REHABILITATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRITING;

BIBLIOTHERAPY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; METAPHOR; POETRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRITING;

EID: 0035751619     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1351-0126.2001.00428.x     Document Type: Article

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