Expressive writing as a coping-tool. A state of the art review;Expressives schreiben als copingtechnik: Ein überblick über den stand der forschung

Verhaltenstherapie

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 274-283

  Horn, A B ^a   Mehl, M R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ULM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Coping; Disclosure; Expressive writing; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ART THERAPY; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COPING BEHAVIOR; EXPERIENCE; HABITUATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LIFE EVENT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MENTAL HEALTH; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; SYMPTOM; WRITING;

EID: 23944451357     PISSN: 10166262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000082837     Document Type: Review

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