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Anxious? Stressed? Express it in Writing

By Jerry Kennard, Health Pro Monday, July 20, 2009

 

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Pennebaker, J.W. (1997) Writing About Emotional Experiences as a Therapeutic Process. Psychological Science. Vol 8. 3. 162-166

 

Pennebaker, J.W., & Seagal, J.D. (1999) Forming a Story: The Health Benefits of Narrative. Journal of Clinical Psychology 55 (10) 1243-1254.

 

Pennebaker, J.W., & Chung, C.K. (2007) Expressive Writing, Emotional Upheavals, and Health. In H. Friedman and R.Silver (Eds), Handbook of Health Psychology (pp. 263-284). New York: Oxford University Press.

By Jerry Kennard, Health Pro— Last Modified: 12/19/10, First Published: 07/20/09