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expressive writing and health  

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  • For centuries people have written poems, novels, and journal entries as a way to help them cope with disturbing personal events. Psychologists, on the other hand, have traditionally followed Freud's lead and favored a “talking cure.” The idea that a “writing cure” may be at least as powerful was left unexplored until the mid-1980s, when researchers discovered that asking people to write about traumatic experiences improved their mental and physical health. [Source: Encyclopedia of Health and Behavior; Expressive Writing and Health]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-DZR46Q30-8

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