Definition of Bibliotherapy

1. Noun. An expressive therapy based on an individual's relationship to the content of books, poetry, etc. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Bibliotherapy

1. [n -PIES]

Medical Definition of Bibliotherapy

1. A form of supportive psychotherapy in which the patient is given carefully selected material to read. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bibliotherapy

bibliopolists
bibliotaph
bibliotaphs
bibliothec
bibliotheca
bibliothecae
bibliothecal
bibliothecarial
bibliothecaries
bibliothecary
bibliothecas
bibliothecs
bibliotheke
bibliothekes
bibliotherapies
bibliotherapy (current term)
bibliotic
bibliotics
bibliotist
bibliotists
biblist
biblists
bibovine
bibracteate
bibs
bibulate
bibulosity
bibulous
bibulously
bibulousness

Literary usage of Bibliotherapy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Content Area Reading: A Heuristic Approach by Anthony & Ula Manzo (1990)
"bibliotherapy is a means of “empowering” students to deal with these personal-social ... The teacher/counselor may use bibliotherapy in one of two ways. ..."

2. Alcohol and Health: Seventh Special Report to the Us Congress by Louis Sullivan (1997)
"Miller, WR, and Baca, LM Two year follow-up of bibliotherapy and therapist-directed ... Miller, WR, and Taylor, CA Relative effectiveness of bibliotherapy, ..."

3. Drug Abuse Prevention Through Family Interventions edited by Rebecca S. Ashery, Elizabeth B. Robertson, Karol L. Kumpfer (2000)
"Gendreau, P., and Ross, RR Effective correctional treatment: bibliotherapy for cynics. In: Ross, RR, and Gendreau, P., eds. Effective Correctional Treatment ..."

4. Community-based Interventions For Smokers: The Commit Field Experience by Beti Thompson, David M. Burns, William R. Lynn, Donald Shopland (2004)
"This interest has led to research on bibliotherapy and self-help manuals (Glasgow et al., 1981), computer-assisted cessation technologies (Schneider and ..."

5. Assessing Alcohol Problems: A Guide for Clinicians and Researchers by John P. Allen, Megan Columbus (1997)
"Miller, WR, and Baca, LM Two-year follow-up of bibliotherapy and therapist-directed controlled drinking training for problem drinkers. ..."

6. Motivational Enhancement Therapy Manual: A Clinical Research Guide for by William R. Miller (1994)
"Amsterdam: Swets and Zeitlin- ger, 1989. pp. 219-231. Miller, WR, and Taylor, CA Relative effectiveness of bibliotherapy, ..."

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