Bringing Bibliotherapy for Children to Clinical Practice

Mendel, Marisa Rory; Harris, Jennifer; Carson, Nicholas

doi:10.1016/j.jaac.2016.05.008

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“…However, guidance toward appropriate books from a trained clinician is not widely available. 25 It is urgent to establish useful guidelines.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Bibliotherapy based on psychological treatments of proven efficacy may provide a more accessible source of psychological help. 24 , 25 It uses a self-help book to guide and encourage the patients to challenge unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, resulting in improved self-management, rather than just providing information. Bibliotherapy reduces both the impact of stigma (as it is possible to access it without the knowledge of others) and the time burden associated with visiting a clinic.…”

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Comparative efficacy and acceptability of bibliotherapy for depression and anxiety disorders in children and adolescents: a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials

Yuan¹,

Zhang²,

Zhang³

et al. 2018

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*These authors contributed equally to this workBackground: Depression and anxiety are the most common mental disorders in children and adolescents. Bibliotherapy is a treatment using written materials for mental health problems. Its main advantages are ease of use, low cost, low staffing demands, and greater privacy. Yet few meta-analyses have focused on the effect of bibliotherapy on depression and anxiety disorders in children and adolescents. Methods: We included randomized controlled trials comparing bibliotherapy with control conditions for depression and anxiety in children and adolescents (aged #18 years). Five electronic databases (PubMed, Embase, Cochrane, Web of Science, and PsycINFO) were searched from inception to January 2017. Efficacy was defined as mean change scores in depression and anxiety symptoms. Acceptability was defined as the proportion of participants who discontinued the treatment. Random effects model was used. An intention-to-treat analysis was conducted. Results: Eight studies with 979 participants were selected. At posttreatment, bibliotherapy was significantly more effective than the control conditions in reducing the symptoms of depression or anxiety (standardized mean difference, −0.52; 95% confidence interval [CI], −0.89 to −0.15). Bibliotherapy did not have statistically significantly more all-cause discontinuations than controls (risk ratios, 1.66; 95% CI, 0.93 to 2.95). We also performed subgroup analyses for efficacy outcomes in different categories (types of disorder, mean age, control conditions, and parental involvement) of studies and found that bibliotherapy has been more effective in depressive adolescents. Limitations: Limited studies were eligible in this review and hence there was potential publication bias. Conclusion: According to the findings in this review, bibliotherapy may be more beneficial in treating depression in adolescents, but shows less robust effects for anxiety in children. Further well-defined clinical studies should be performed to confirm these outcomes.

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“…However, guidance toward appropriate books from a trained clinician is not widely available. 25 It is urgent to establish useful guidelines.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Comparative efficacy and acceptability of bibliotherapy for depression and anxiety disorders in children and adolescents: a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials

Yuan¹,

Zhang²,

Zhang³

et al. 2018

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“…8 The inclusion of books 9, 10 can also help to adapt the content presented to children's developmental abilities. 11 Books allow clinicians to address potentially difficult topics (e.g., parental mental health), to facilitate exchanges on sensitive and emotional content, as well as normalize the child and family experience, and raise self-awareness. 10,11 An Example of an Intervention Adapted the Developmental Abilities of 7 to 11 Year Olds FAMILLE+ is a targeted preventive group program for 4 to 8 families that have parents with major depressive disorder and their 7 to 11 year old children.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…11 Books allow clinicians to address potentially difficult topics (e.g., parental mental health), to facilitate exchanges on sensitive and emotional content, as well as normalize the child and family experience, and raise self-awareness. 10,11 An Example of an Intervention Adapted the Developmental Abilities of 7 to 11 Year Olds FAMILLE+ is a targeted preventive group program for 4 to 8 families that have parents with major depressive disorder and their 7 to 11 year old children. FAMILLE+ is based on Family Talk 12 and Play and Talk, 13 which are two internationally recognized programs and interpersonal psychotherapy.…”

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FAMILLE+: A Multifamily Group Program for Families with Parental Depression

Piché

Villatte

Habib

et al. 2020

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“…It has been also widely recognized as an effective tool of promoting health, well-being, and resilience, which reflects the view of literature as "being healthpromoting in the widest human sense" [11]. Today, bibliotherapy offers a variety of successful applications that range from one-on-one and group sessions run by psychologists and psychiatrists in medical clinics and hospitals [12][13], to collaborative "Books on Prescription" programs offered by public libraries partnering with healthcare organizations [14][15], to "shared reading" groups facilitated in a variety of settings, including libraries, schools, retirement homes, hospitals, drug rehabilitation units, shelters, community centers, and prisons [11,[16][17].…”

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Bibliotherapy-based Wellness Program for Healthcare Providers: Using Books and Reading to Create a Healthy Workplace

Tukhareli

2017

J Can Health Libr Assoc

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Within the context of benefits of a healthy workplace, bibliotherapy is seen as an effective way of promoting health and wellness to hospital employees. The paper will present a detailed description of an innovative informational and recreational bibliotherapy-based reading program for healthcare providers developed and implemented by a Health Sciences library, in collaboration with the Occupational Health department. The methodology involved an extensive review of the bibliotherapy research and best practices in the UK and North America. The mechanics, benefits, and challenges of the program will be discussed. The program evaluation included an internal survey to the hospital employees. The evaluation results show that the bibliotherapy program has provided a new venue to address work-related stress and promote health, well-being, and resilience within the organization. Moreover, it helped to expand opportunities for collaborative projects and partnerships for the library as well as increase visibility of the library within the organization.

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Bringing Bibliotherapy for Children to Clinical Practice

Cited by 14 publications

References 5 publications

Comparative efficacy and acceptability of bibliotherapy for depression and anxiety disorders in children and adolescents: a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials

Comparative efficacy and acceptability of bibliotherapy for depression and anxiety disorders in children and adolescents: a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials

FAMILLE+: A Multifamily Group Program for Families with Parental Depression

Bibliotherapy-based Wellness Program for Healthcare Providers: Using Books and Reading to Create a Healthy Workplace

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