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See also: Creative Writing/Poetry

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.


Reasons Taken

107 patients in the community are taking or have taken Journal Writing.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Treat my mood condition(s) 30 28%
Other 24 22%
General health 15 14%
Depression 9 8%
Cognition 5 4%
Memory problems 4 3%
Don't know 3 2%
Assistive communication 3 2%
Support another treatment 2 1%
Feeling guilty 1 <1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Journal Writing.

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  0 day 0 hr none 0 min none 0 other none 0 none 0 week 0.03333 hr month 0.14286 hr week 0.16665 other month 0.28572 hr week 1 hr day 2 other day 3 hr day 4.2858 min week 8.5716 min week 10 min day 15 min day 20 min day 30 min day 45 min day 50 min day 60 min day 100 other day
  5 Number of Patients: 5 5 Number of Patients: 5 12 Number of Patients: 12 2 Number of Patients: 2 7 Number of Patients: 7 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 5 Number of Patients: 5 4 Number of Patients: 4 13 Number of Patients: 13 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Journal Writing or how long patients were taking Journal Writing before stopping.

Currently taking Journal Writing

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Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 16 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major 29% 2
Moderate 43% 3
Slight 29% 2

Treat my mood condition(s)

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 0% 0
Moderate 0% 0
Mild 13% 2
None 88% 14

Top reported side-effects include: Anxiety, Stress/anxiety

Summary results are based on 16 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 16)

  • fragiletruth
    Depression: 1
    Emotional: 1
    Compulsion: 0
    Anxiety: 1
    Mania: 0
    Physical: 1
    External Stress: Severe
    23 F
    Function: High
    Distress: Low
    See profile
  • fragiletruth
  • by fragiletruth
    Aug 18, 2008
  • EfficacyModerate
  • Side-effectsNone
  • General health
Advice/Tips
I've been journaling for over 10 years. I find that as I write, it focuses my thoughts, and I can often reveal truths to myself that I wanted to hide from. Journaling also allows me to see patterns in my thought processes and in where I was in mentally at different times, which helped me find a diagnosis that wasn't just 'depression'.

  • b3ck
    Depression: 1
    Emotional: 2
    Compulsion: 2
    Anxiety: 3
    Mania: 4
    Physical: 2
    External Stress: Overwhelming
    29 F
    Function: High
    Distress: Moderate
    See profile
  • b3ck
  • by b3ck
    Aug 19, 2008
  • EfficacyModerate
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Treat my mood condition(s)

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