The role of reading on the health and well-being of people with neurological conditions: a systematic review

Latchem, Julie; Greenhalgh, J

doi:10.1080/13607863.2013.875125

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“… Latchem and Greenhalgh (2014) conducted a systematic review of the effects of reading on health and well-being of people with neurological conditions. They concluded that some positive effects are discernible, although they caution against excessive optimism due to the small number of high-quality studies.…”

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Start making sense: Art informing health psychology

Kaptein

Hughes

Murray

et al. 2018

Health Psychology Open

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Growing evidence suggests that the arts may be useful in health care and in the training of health care professionals. Four art genres – novels, films, paintings and music – are examined for their potential contribution to enhancing patient health and/or making better health care providers. Based on a narrative literature review, we examine the effects of passive (e.g. reading, watching, viewing and listening) and active (e.g. writing, producing, painting and performing) exposure to the four art genres, by both patients and health care providers. Overall, an emerging body of empirical evidence indicates positive effects on psychological and physiological outcome measures in patients and some benefits to medical training. Expressive writing/emotional disclosure, psychoneuroimmunology, Theory of Mind and the Common Sense Model of Self-Regulation are considered as possible theoretical frameworks to help incorporate art genres as sources of inspiration for the further development of health psychology research and clinical applications.

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Start making sense: Art informing health psychology

Kaptein

Hughes

Murray

et al. 2018

Health Psychology Open

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“…Evidence from studies support the positive effect of reading on health and well-being (Latchem & Greenhalgh, 2014 ). Lucas et al ( 2019 ) highlighted that bibliotherapy (a projective indirect intervention involving storytelling or the reading of specific texts to treat psychological disturbance) can be used in building social relationships, empathy, resilience, solving problem skills, self-confidence, and assertiveness.…”

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confidence: 99%

Benefits of Positive Psychology-Based Story Reading on Adolescent Mental Health and Well-Being

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The importance of complete mental health in school context has recently begun to attract a lot of attention. Positive psychology interventions are often associated with improvement in mental health outcomes, but few studies have examined whether story reading is an intervention that is linked with indicators of complete mental health. This study investigated the effects of story reading interventions on both positive and negative indicators of mental health over time for a group of Turkish grade 10 high school students ( n = 53). These included 33 students in a story reading group and 20 in a control group for comparison. The results showed that story reading led to improvement in students’ mindfulness, optimism, happiness, and positive emotions, and also caused reduction in depression, anxiety, pessimism, and other negative emotions over a 5-week period, with a small to large effect sizes. The obtained results are discussed in the context of their implications for potential psychological interventions in high school settings.

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“…The therapeutic benefit of reading was first identified by the ancient Romans and Greeks and can be found in theories by well-known scholars and thinkers throughout history (17,18). In "Poetics, " the Greek philosopher Aristotle (384-322 BC) presented the concept of using literature and drama for healing and purification (catharsis) of negative emotions.…”

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“…Despite a call for more evidence-based research about the wider effectiveness of bibliotherapy (11,18,30,39,48,49), the reported benefits and zero harm makes bibliotherapy an effective form of therapy for individuals with mental and personal development issues (30,49). Bibliotherapy can be useful for health professionals and physicians.…”

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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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The role of reading on the health and well-being of people with neurological conditions: a systematic review

Cited by 22 publications

References 25 publications

Start making sense: Art informing health psychology

Start making sense: Art informing health psychology

Benefits of Positive Psychology-Based Story Reading on Adolescent Mental Health and Well-Being

Bibliotherapy: Reading OVID During COVID

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