“Living poets society” – a qualitative study of how Swedish psychologists incorporate reading and writing in clinical work

Bergqvist, Pia; Punzi, Elisabeth

doi:10.1080/08893675.2020.1776963

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“…Recent studies from Sweden (2020) and Poland (2017) indicate that bibliotherapy can be an efficient complement to therapy and traditional medical interventions ( 38 , 39 ). However, more clinical studies are needed to support physicians and psychologists with an evidence-based framework for clinical bibliotherapy ( 10 , 29 , 34 , 39 ).…”

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Bibliotherapy: Reading OVID During COVID

2020

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An epidemic of an infectious disease such as COVID-19 is often a source of emotional distress, even among those who have not been directly exposed to the disease. The period following the acute phase of the coronavirus epidemic and the mitigation measures will likely be hardest for medical professionals in terms of psychological impact. Bibliotherapy is a systematic intervention regarding the use of carefully selected reading materials in order to help persons to cope with stress and personal problems. This therapy can be used easily during the pandemic. The review of evidence shows that this kind of intervention can be helpful in educational and clinical contexts. During the crisis, it can be an alternative to video and film entertainment and a transition from serious medical journal clubs to a softer medical humanities experience. In this article, we summarized the historical background of bibliotherapy. We also proposed a reading list from different times, and cultures relating to pandemic, quarantine, symptoms, confinement, and social impacts (e.g., Camus, Moravia, London, Le Clezio etc.). Bibliotherapy can be a way for doctors and healthcare workers fighting on the frontline of the pandemic to find psychological support and for debriefing. Bibliotherapy can help individuals that need support for emotional distress during the pandemic to verbalize their feelings and emotions and identify new ways of addressing problems.

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“…Referring to the openness of poetry therapy, Mazza and Hayton state metaphors and symbols (in poetry) as important, which are similar to the symbolic components. They feel that they and their patients need to have a common frame of reference and become familiar with metaphors or symbols (Bergqvist & Punzi, 2020). And to support meaning-making, agency, healing, and cognitive, emotional, and relational functions and power, poetry therapy considers the importance of understanding narratives more flexibly, action-oriented, and integrative, with roots in medicine, psychoanalysis, social work, and counseling (Punzi, 2022).…”

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Post-conflict Eco-reconciliation in Moluccan Poetry

Syaifuddin,

Mahmud,

Windiyarti

et al. 2024

Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research

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As a post-conflict area, Maluku requires special attention so that the psychological condition of its citizens recovers and is peaceful. Various elements of society work together to engage in post-conflict reconciliation, an effort to knit peace, and an alignment with the nature and environment of Maluku. One of the elements of society that participate in peace efforts is literati and literary communities, which are incarnated in literary works and literary actions. This study aimed to analyze the form of post-conflict eco-reconciliation from the perspective of literary ethno-therapy. The research data were obtained from Moluccan literary works. Data sources from poetry anthologies and digital media of Moluccan poets were created after the conflict and contained eco-reconciliation. Data analysis techniques start with reading literary texts, followed by interpretation until post-conflict eco-reconciliation content is found from the perspective of literary ethnotherapy to obtain information on how society resolves and prevents the recurrence of conflicts as embodied in poetry. The result of this research is a literary work, namely the poems of Maluku with the theme of reconciliation or peace can be a therapeutic medium for post-conflict communities. Both poets and readers feel a sense of harmony and peace. The peace experienced by post-conflict communities is also contributed by poetry and literary movements as a meeting point organized by poets, writers, and various elements of the Maluku community.

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The literature of loss: elegy writing as a therapeutic strategy for coping with grief

Harris¹

2021

British Journal of Guidance & Counselling

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“Living poets society” – a qualitative study of how Swedish psychologists incorporate reading and writing in clinical work

Cited by 8 publications

References 26 publications

Bibliotherapy: Reading OVID During COVID

Bibliotherapy: Reading OVID During COVID

Post-conflict Eco-reconciliation in Moluccan Poetry

The literature of loss: elegy writing as a therapeutic strategy for coping with grief

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