bibliotherapy
noun
bib·lio·ther·a·py
ˌbi-blē-ə-ˈther-ə-pē 
-ˈthe-rə-
: the use of reading materials for help in solving personal problems or for psychiatric therapy
also
: the reading materials so used
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At times like these, a little bibliotherapy might help.
—
Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 28 Feb. 2023
Scientists are now studying how bibliotherapy can be used to increase mental well-being.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 8 Feb. 2022
The trend toward bibliotherapy -- a strategy of seeking books that aid you through difficult times and aspects of your life -- is starting to catch on.
—David G. Allan, CNN, 26 Jan. 2022
My first inclination was to run to a local bookstore and engage in some bibliotherapy.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2022
Bhat, for instance, points to the practice of bibliotherapy, the use of books to improve one’s mental health.
—Manavi Kapur, Quartz India, 29 May 2020
Books can also be therapeutic, as Price points out in the chapter on bibliotherapy, which delves into a book prescription program launched in Wales in 2005.
—David Silverberg, Washington Post, 5 Sep. 2019
The term bibliotherapy was first coined in 1916 by Samuel Crothers, a Unitarian minister who believed in prescribing books to help people deal with their troubles.
—Charlotte Cowles, The Cut, 12 Apr. 2018
More recently, bibliotherapy has been incorporated into medical treatment programs for depression and other psychological disorders, with positive results.
—Charlotte Cowles, The Cut, 12 Apr. 2018
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Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 28 Feb. 2023
Scientists are now studying how bibliotherapy can be used to increase mental well-being.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 8 Feb. 2022
The trend toward bibliotherapy -- a strategy of seeking books that aid you through difficult times and aspects of your life -- is starting to catch on.
—David G. Allan, CNN, 26 Jan. 2022
My first inclination was to run to a local bookstore and engage in some bibliotherapy.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2022
Bhat, for instance, points to the practice of bibliotherapy, the use of books to improve one’s mental health.
—Manavi Kapur, Quartz India, 29 May 2020
Books can also be therapeutic, as Price points out in the chapter on bibliotherapy, which delves into a book prescription program launched in Wales in 2005.
—David Silverberg, Washington Post, 5 Sep. 2019
The term bibliotherapy was first coined in 1916 by Samuel Crothers, a Unitarian minister who believed in prescribing books to help people deal with their troubles.
—Charlotte Cowles, The Cut, 12 Apr. 2018
More recently, bibliotherapy has been incorporated into medical treatment programs for depression and other psychological disorders, with positive results.
—Charlotte Cowles, The Cut, 12 Apr. 2018
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bibliotherapy
noun
bib·lio·ther·a·py
-ˈther-ə-pē
plural bibliotherapies
: the use of selected reading materials as therapeutic adjuvants in medicine and in psychiatry
also
: guidance in the solution of personal problems through directed reading
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