It is a prescription of reading materials or telling stories that will help develop emotional maturity and sustain mental health.
Providing literature or reading material to the mentally ill patient for learning and development purposes.
Some emotionally disturbed individuals can read about other people rather than experiencing them directly.
It also provides a medium for discussion with others.
This therapy is appropriate for all age groups such as child adolescent, adults to enhance their knowledge.
Table of Contents
Basics stages in bibliotherapy
- Provide information
- Provide a realistic solution to problems
- Discussion about problems
- Provide insight
- Create awareness
Problems treated with bibliotherapy are listed below
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Phobias
- Substance abuse disorders.
- Insomnia
- Restlessness
- Mood disorder
- OCD(obsessive-compulsive disorder)
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