Writing of sadness and pain: Diary work with depressed women in Finland

Journal of Poetry Therapy

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-20

  Laitinen, Irmeli ^a,c   Ettorre, Elizabeth ^b  

^a Share Psychotherapy Agency   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Depression; Diaries; Group work; Healing; Self help; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 84994118128     PISSN: 08893675     EISSN: 15672344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08893670701254636     Document Type: Article

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