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What is Journal Writing?

A journal is a continued series of writings by a person in response to their life experiences and events. Diaries contain a description of daily events. A journal may include those descriptions, but it also contains reflections on what took place and expresses emotions and understandings about them.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Treat my mood condition(s) 95 15 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 71 14 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Depressed mood 61 13 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
General health 38 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Increase effect of another treatment 25 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Memory problems 23 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell

See all 353 patients currently using Journal Writing

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 2
Mild
 3
None
 47

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Journal Writing

Anxious mood 2
Stress 2
Pain in fingers 1
Feeling of hopeless and irremediable social/emotional isolation 1
Tiredness 1
Guilt or self blame 1

Reported Schedules

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently using Journal Writing. See all 69 dosages ►

  30minutes as needed 1other as needed 15minutes as needed 1 other daily 1 hr daily 10 min daily 15 min daily 20 min daily 30 min daily 60 min daily
  23 Number of Patients: 23 10 Number of Patients: 10 10 Number of Patients: 10 11 Number of Patients: 11 20 Number of Patients: 20 21 Number of Patients: 21 23 Number of Patients: 23 26 Number of Patients: 26 52 Number of Patients: 52 10 Number of Patients: 10  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using Journal Writing (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 16   Other: 89%
Did not seem to work 2   Did not seem to work: 11%
Side effects too severe 2   Side effects too severe: 11%

See all 18 patients who’ve stopped using Journal Writing

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Using Journal Writing

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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Stopped Using Journal Writing

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Journal Writing

Always
 10 19%
Usually
 15 28%
Sometimes
 25 47%
Never
 3 6%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Journal Writing

Very
 3 6%
Somewhat
 10 19%
A little
 17 32%
Not at all
 23 43%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Journal Writing

$200+
 1 3%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 31 97%

Report created on February 12, 2012.