The health humanities is a rapidly rising field, advancing an inclusive, democratizing,
activist, applied, critical, and culturally diverse approach to delivering health and well-being …

The question of what literature is for—if there is a purpose—is not new. Since the beginning
of literary theory as a field of study, the debate has been long and complex and is still …

Recent research based on the needs of the autistic community has explored the frequent
social misunderstandings that arise between autistic and non-autistic people, known as the …

Positing a sense of purpose as more valuable to mental health and wellbeing than the
pursuit of pleasure or happiness, this chapter surveys the evidence for reading as a life …

Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) was used to explore the neural and cognitive
basis of literary awareness in 24 participants. The 2× 2 design explored the capacity to …

THE PERFORMING ARTS AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING Page 1 S196 Psychiatria
Danubina, 2017; Vol. 29, Suppl. 3, pp 196-202 Conference paper © Medicinska naklada - Zagreb …

This article lays out the theoretical-analytic framework of narrative agency, three central
dimensions of which are narrative awareness, narrative imagination, and narrative …

Bibliotherapy is the use of texts to provide support for people with mental and physical
health problems. It is widely seen to have beneficial outcomes but there is still disagreement …

Abstract Background Despite Universities UK emphasising a “whole university approach” to
improve mental health and wellbeing, quantitative research exploring the role of …

The case for psychosocial interventions in relation to chronic pain, one of the most common
health issues in contemporary healthcare, is well-established as a means of managing the …