Writing as physical and emotional healing: Findings from clinical research

Jessica Singer; George H.S. Singer

doi:10.4324/9781410616470-42

Writing as physical and emotional healing: Findings from clinical research

Jessica Singer, George H.S. Singer

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Educators have long assumed that writing is a healthy and important mode of communication. Medical research now confirms that brief structured writing sessions can significantly improve mental and physical health for some groups of people. Furthermore, these benefits accrue when people write for short periods of time (15-20 minutes) over 3 days. The surprising finding that short episodes of focused writing can improve physical and mental health has energized a research program among psychologists and medical scientists, but writing researchers have yet to join this community.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Handbook of Research on Writing
Subtitle of host publication	History, Society, School, Individual, Text
Publisher	Taylor and Francis
Pages	597-613
Number of pages	17
ISBN (Electronic)	1410616479, 9781135251116
ISBN (Print)	9780805848700
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781410616470-42
State	Published - Jan 1 2009
Externally published	Yes

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General Arts and Humanities

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