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SynthesisCurrent psychiatry reports2024

Writing to Keep on Living: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on Creative Writing Therapy for the Management of Depression and Suicidal Ideation.

Alejandro Porras-Segovia, Paula Jhoana Escobedo-Aedo, Carmen Maura Carrillo de Albornoz, Margarita Guerrero-Jiménez, Laura Lis, Rosa Molina-Madueño, Luis Gutiérrez-Rojas, Adrián Alacreu-Crespo

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Alejandro Porras-Segovia *Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain. alejandro.porras@quironsalud.es.
Paula Jhoana Escobedo-Aedo *Department of Psychiatry, Torrejon Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
Carmen Maura Carrillo de AlbornozDepartment of Psychiatry, Virgen de las Nieves University Hospital, Granada, Spain.
Margarita Guerrero-JiménezDepartment of Psychiatry, San Cecilio University Hospital, Granada, Spain.
Laura LisSchool of Psychology, University of Villanueva, Madrid, Spain.
Rosa Molina-MadueñoDepartment of Psychiatry, University Hospital Rey Juan Carlos, Móstoles, Madrid, Spain.
Luis Gutiérrez-RojasPsychiatry and Neurosciences Research Group (CTS-549), Institute of Neurosciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
Adrián Alacreu-CrespoDepartment of Psychology and Sociology, Area of Personality, Assessment and Psychological Treatment, Universidad of Zaragoza, Teruel, Spain.

Funding

Instituto de Salud Carlos III JR22/00011
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewThe purpose of this review and meta-analysis was to explore the effectiveness of creative writing therapies for the management of depression and suicidal ideation. RECENT

findingsTwenty one of the 31 reviewed studies showed that creative writing significantly improved depressive symptoms, while five studies suggested improvement in other symptoms. The results of meta-analyses showed that narrative writing significantly reduced depression compared to those in neutral writing or treatment as usual condition in both post intervention and follow-up. However, the number of studies exploring the effects of creative writing in suicidal ideation was too low to perform a meta-analysis. A structured and well-targeted intervention using creative writing could have beneficial results for the management of depressive symptoms. More studies are needed to explore the potential benefits of creative writing for reducing suicidal ideation.

Indexed as

Suicidal IdeationWritingCreativityDepressionDepressive DisorderHumansCreative writingDepressionMeta-analysisPsychotherapySuicidal ideation

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PMID38717657

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