Christine Ramsey-Wade Christine.Ramsey-Wade@uwe.ac.uk
Associate Professor in Counselling Psychology
Christine Ramsey-Wade Christine.Ramsey-Wade@uwe.ac.uk
Associate Professor in Counselling Psychology
Heidi Williamson Heidi3.Williamson@uwe.ac.uk
Associate Professor in Applied Health Research
Jane Meyrick Jane.Meyrick@uwe.ac.uk
Academic Specialist - HAS
A systematic review of the literature was carried out to assess whether therapeutic writing could improve outcomes for clients with disordered eating. Twelve studies were identified that met the review’s inclusion criteria. Each study was critically appraised for methodological quality. Quantitative results from the largely high to moderate quality studies show a positive trend, indicating therapeutic writing may improve outcomes for clients with disordered eating. Qualitative results indicate that brief therapeutic writing interventions can access a depth of emotional experience. Further research in this area is therefore warranted. Counselors working creatively with clients experiencing disordered eating are encouraged to consider therapeutic writing, particularly when seeking to enhance emotional expression or group cohesion.
Ramsey-Wade, C. E., Williamson, H., & Meyrick, J. (2021). Therapeutic writing for disordered eating: A systematic review. Journal of Creativity in Mental Health, 16(1), 59-76. https://doi.org/10.1080/15401383.2020.1760988
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Mar 24, 2020 |
Online Publication Date | May 18, 2020 |
Publication Date | 2021 |
Deposit Date | May 12, 2020 |
Publicly Available Date | May 19, 2021 |
Journal | Journal of Creativity in Mental Health |
Print ISSN | 1540-1383 |
Electronic ISSN | 1540-1391 |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis (Routledge) |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 16 |
Issue | 1 |
Pages | 59-76 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1080/15401383.2020.1760988 |
Keywords | body image; disordered eating; therapeutic writing; poetry therapy; bibliotherapy |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/5973289 |
Publisher URL | https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/wcmh20/current |
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