"Kirjoittaminen on tie minuun, minusta sinuun" : ryhmämuotoinen kirjoittaminen ja metaforien merkitys psykoosia sairastavien kirjallisuusterapiassa
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Scriptum : Creative Writing Research JournalDate
2015Discipline
KirjoittaminenCopyright
© Author, 2015
This is a study on the significance of group poetry therapy and
the use of metaphors by people diagnosed with psychosis. The
data includes seven client interviews, poems and other texts
written in the poetry therapy sessions, and my research diary;
it was collected from a group I personally directed for one
year. The research aimed to answer these questions: 1) what are
the most meaningful and therapeutic aspects in group poetry
therapy from the point of view of the client? 2) What is the per-
sonal significance of therapeutic metaphor and poetic language
for people who experience psychosis? 3) What kind of poetry
therapy model is suitable for people with schizophrenia and
other psychoses? The analysis was carried out using a grounded
theory approach (Strauss & Corbin 1990).
The results showed that the most significant therapeutic fac-
tors of the poetry therapy process were social interaction, sa-
fety and written self-expression (also as a group). Writing in a
gro
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Ryhmämuotoinen kirjoittaminen ja metaforien merkitys psykoosia sairastavien kirjallisuusterapiassaPublisher
Jyväskylän yliopistoISBN
978-951-39-6252-4ISSN Search the Publication Forum
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