Canty, NP;
(2017)
Bibliotherapy: Its processes and benefits and application in clinical and developmental settings.
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10.1163/1878-4712-11112133.
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Abstract
This article discusses the historical development of bibliotherapy and how books can be used in the treatment of a range of minor mental health conditions. The article provides a brief historical account of how books have been used in institutions through the centuries and how the bibliotherapuetic process works through the use of texts from which the reader gains an insight into their personal situation by identifying with a character experiencing similar problems. Bibliotherapy as both clinical and community-based treatment is discussed through a number of case studies from the critical literature, in particular the Ayrshire Read Yourself Well scheme and the Reading Well/Books on Prescription scheme. The results of a medical trial on the benefits of reading a novel based on MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scans of readers are then discussed.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Bibliotherapy: Its processes and benefits and application in clinical and developmental settings |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1163/1878-4712-11112133 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1163/1878-4712-11112133 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | reading therapy; bookshops; mental health; healthcare; bibliotherapy; literary therapy; well-being |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Dept of Information Studies |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1574599 |
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