Healing Mental Health through Reading: Bibliotherapy

Abstract

Bibliotherapy is the method of healing through reading and it refers to the therapeutic process in which the client makes use of books and educative materials for improving his/her mental health. There are three types of bibliotherapy: the one which is used in clinical settings, developmental bibliyotherapy and creative bibliotherapy. The main purpose of this review is to provide information on the types of bibliotherapy. Another purpose of this review is to reflect the effectiveness of bibliotherapy for mental health problems. Research indicates that bibliotherapy is effective when it comes to treating a variety of pathological symptoms which prevail in major depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, grief and trauma.

Keywords

• Bibliotherapy,major depressive disorder,anxiety disorders,grief,trauma

Ruh Sağlığını Okuma Yoluyla İyileştirme: Bibliyoterapi

Öz

Bibliyoterapi okuma yoluyla iyileşme anlamına gelir ve danışanın ruh sağlığının iyileştirilmesi aşamasında kitaplardan ve eğitici metinlerden faydalanılan terapötik süreci kapsar. Bibliyoterapinin üç türü vardır: klinik ortamlarda uygulanan bibliyoterapi, gelişimsel bibliyoterapi ve yaratıcı bibliyoterapi. Bu derleme yazısının amacı bibliyoterapinin bu türlerine yönelik olarak bilgi vermektir. Bibliyoterapinin ruh sağlığı ile ilgili bozukluklarda kullanıldığında ne derece etkili olduğunu ortaya koymak da bu araştırmanın amaçları arasındadır. Araştırmalar bibliyoterapinin major depresyon, anksiyete bozuklukları, yas ve travma gibi birçok durumda etkili olduğunu ortaya koymaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Bibliyoterapi,majör depresif bozukluk,kaygı bozuklukları,yas,travma

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