Literature Review: Expressive Writing
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Introduction: This article reviews the literature on ‘expressive writing’. The objective of this review is to benefit people interested in studying and developing knowledge and application of expressive writing, both psychologists and psychiatrists who want to use it as a therapy tool and non-clinical populations who want to use it as a primary self-care.
Content: Expressive writing is one of the writing therapy methods that highlights the writer’s honest self-reflection. Any content about thoughts, positive feelings, negative feelings, and imagination can be written in a safe space to create and enhance self-awareness, insights, and better self-regulation. Expressive writing can be applied in the therapy process and used as a mental health care and self-development tool, especially for helping people in Asian and collective cultures who do not value emotional disclosure to express themselves without holding back or worrying about negative feedback from others.
Conclusion: Expressive writing is a proven effective therapy tool that helps people explore their thoughts and feelings freely and authentically, resulting in promoting insights and self-awareness. This tool can be applied for many purposes and situations and is also a suitable adjunct in telecounseling services which will gain a greater role in the future.
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บทความหลังผ่านการปรับแก้จากกองบรรณาธิการแล้ว เป็นลิขสิทธ์ของวารสารจิตเวชวิทยาสาร โรงพยาบาลสวนปรุง กรมสุขภาพจิต กระทรวงสาธารณสุข ห้ามเผยแพร่เพื่อประโยชน์ทางการค้าโดยไม่ได้รับอนุญาต แต่อนุญาตให้เผยแพร่บทความดังกล่าวเพื่อประโยชน์ทางการศึกษาแก่ประชาชนทั่วไป ทั้งนี้กองบรรณาธิการไม่จำเป็นต้องเห็นด้วยกับบทความหรือข้อคิดเห็นใดๆ ที่ปรากฏในวารสารสวนปรุง
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