Journal Writing Treatment Report

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See also: Creative Writing/Poetry

What is Journal Writing?

An example of 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 & Perceived Effectiveness

Reasons and Perceived effectiveness
Perceived Effectiveness
Purpose # of patients # of patients with evaluations
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Depressed mood 69 13 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
General health 41 5 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Memory problems 29 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
Increase effect of another treatment 24 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Cognitive impairment 17 0
Guilt or self blame 12 3 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none

See all 359 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
 49

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
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Reported Schedules

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently using Journal Writing. See all 68 dosages ►

  15minutes as needed 30minutes as needed 1other as needed 1 other daily 1 hr daily 10 min daily 15 min daily 20 min daily 30 min daily 60 min daily
  10 Number of Patients: 10 23 Number of Patients: 23 11 Number of Patients: 11 11 Number of Patients: 11 20 Number of Patients: 20 21 Number of Patients: 21 25 Number of Patients: 25 27 Number of Patients: 27 53 Number of Patients: 53 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: 84%
Did not seem to work 2   Did not seem to work: 11%
Side effects too severe 2   Side effects too severe: 11%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 5%

See all 19 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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0

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 18%
Usually
 17 31%
Sometimes
 25 45%
Never
 3 5%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Journal Writing

Very
 3 5%
Somewhat
 10 18%
A little
 19 35%
Not at all
 23 42%

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
 33 97%

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6 patient evaluations for Journal Writing

Purpose: Bipolar I Disorder (Started Jan 01, 1995)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Sep 15, 2010 4 hr Monthly Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight NoneNoneNoneNoneNone NeverNeverNeverNeverNever SomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhat
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Purpose: For my Dr. (Started Nov 05, 2009)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jul 15, 2010 20 min Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
Oct 16, 2009   Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways SomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhat
Date
Jul 15, 2010
Advice & Tips
I have trouble putting into words my feelings when I talk. I also have problems remembering how I have been feeling. Writing this down helps convey my thoughts and feelings before I forget them. It's almost like talking to someone. I find it helps me and would tell anyone to at least give it a try for a month. I have been doing this since 10/09. I never go back and re-read or change anything. On page 179
Date
Oct 16, 2009
Advice & Tips
I write just like I was talking to my Dr. I put the time I go to bed how I slept (if any) what I did during the day. My short term memory is awful so I have to write several times a day or I will forget how I was feeling or what I did. I write down what makes me mad, the frustrations of memory loss and depression and other mental problems. I also write down my physical problems, some days are better than others, but if I didn't write it down I could never remember. I always feel better after writing about it if I have had a bad day or moment. One thing I don't do is go back and re-read what I wrote. I keep it for about 2 weeks then I see her (Dr.) I print out what she has not read yet, then I come home and make all the text white. I still have all I have wrote, I just think it's a good idea not to re-read it myself. I started this last October (2009) and I'm on page 110.
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Purpose: Other (Started May 25, 2006)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jan 26, 2010 5 min Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate NoneNoneNoneNoneNone UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
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