Resource Tag: BIBLIOTHERAPY

Objective: Suicide is a major public health concern in the United States, but few effective and scalable interventions exist to help those with suicidal thoughts. We hypothesized that reading first-person narratives about working through suicidal thoughts would reduce the desire to die among adults and that this effect would be mediated by increased perceived shared […]

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This short comprehensive resource introduces & discusses five themes in the literature which are key in promoting healing & recovery after a suicide. Themes discussed include acknowledging the suicide, recognising diversity, giving time for recovery, facing bereavement tasks & addressing social attitudes.

This article is written by a survivor of suicidal crisis & discusses depression & anxiety. Describes some of the weapons needed to battle these problems including faith, the support of others who have “been there”, self-care, drug avoidance & finding pleasure in life.

The needs of people with learning disabilities who are bereaved have been acknowledged in the last decade. There is more understanding of the ways to meet these needs. Caregivers need training & support when working with people who are dying or bereaved. This paper reviews the relevant literature, offers guidelines for practice & highlights areas […]

Behavioural strategies & techniques for working with suicidal patients are described. They include: activity scheduling, mastery & pleasure ratings, graded task assignments, behavioural rehearsal, social skills & assertiveness training, bibliotherapy, in vivo exposure, & relaxation, meditation & breathing exercises. Strategies to overcome treatment noncompliance are presented. A model for relapse prevention is outlined. The necessity […]

Children’s bereavement support groups can provide useful surrogate support for families when a parent dies, & may contribute new social meaning for this traumatic event. Theories & techniques for intervention in such groups are presented, & their application illustrated via a clinical case history. Results indicate that categorization of children’s bereavement should be abandoned in […]

McPherson examines the relevance of the Bible in suicide prevention, ways in which the Bible can be used effectively to counsel persons who are suicidal, & a few of the many Bible teachings that have practical applications in suicide prevention. She offers 3 reasons why the Bible is relevant to suicide prevention: 1) many people […]

The author outlines the use of bibliotherapy, that is the therapeutic use of literature. The goals of bibliotherapy are to help an individual express feelings & gain insight, while providing a supportive environment. The first step in using bibliotherapy is to assess the needs of the client. Books are then chosen to fit therapy goals. […]

A study to assess the differential impact of 2 death education strategies introduced within a workshop was conducted with 35 elementary school teachers. Participants were randomly assigned to either a simulation or bibliotherapy-oriented strategy group. The simulation group reported more discussion of death education & death-related topics during the 2 weeks after the workshop. The […]

An inservice institute that familiarized teachers with the pressures that may lead students to think about or commit suicide is described. The author states that one possible approach to the teenage suicide problem is to give youth a positive concept of life as a gift. She discusses two strategies, the use of literature & peer […]

This article reviews the deficit of reliable suicide prevention material depicted in a number of popular self-help work. Some books are especially pernicious as they include inaccurate or incorrect information. The article concludes that interventionists must carefully ascertain whether or not clients have been exposed to self-help literature and further must be cautious when prescribing […]