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Reading oneself to health?: current practices and prospects for bibliotherapy as a didactic-therapeutic tool

Biblio-therapy, an age-old technique, has recently regained some momentum in diverse settings around the world. This therapeutic-didactic approach posits that one can regain or improve health by reading on a regular basis. Taking this as a point of departure, the idea that significant acts of readin...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Castro Santana, Anaclara, Altamirano Bustamante, Nelly
Formato: Online Artículo
Lenguaje:spa
Publicado: Instituto de Investigaciones Bibliotecológicas y de la Información 2018
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Acceso en línea:http://rev-ib.unam.mx/ib/index.php/ib/article/view/57918
https://dx.doi.org/10.22201/iibi.24488321xe.2018.74.57918
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Sumario:Biblio-therapy, an age-old technique, has recently regained some momentum in diverse settings around the world. This therapeutic-didactic approach posits that one can regain or improve health by reading on a regular basis. Taking this as a point of departure, the idea that significant acts of reading elicit changes in the reader, theorists and active practitioners of bibliotherapy argue that books can improve the well-being of individuals, particularly when it is guided in some way. This paper offers an assessment of concepts and current trends in biblio-therapy as an interdisciplinary practice, along with an exploration of potential paths for further development.