Writing to Keep on Living: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on Creative Writing Therapy for the Management of Depression and Suicidal Ideation.

IF 5.5 2区医学 Q1 PSYCHIATRY Current Psychiatry Reports Pub Date : 2024-07-01 Epub Date: 2024-05-08 DOI:10.1007/s11920-024-01511-6

Alejandro Porras-Segovia, Paula Jhoana Escobedo-Aedo, Carmen Maura Carrillo de Albornoz, Margarita Guerrero-Jiménez, Laura Lis, Rosa Molina-Madueño, Luis Gutiérrez-Rojas, Adrián Alacreu-Crespo

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Purpose of review: The purpose of this review and meta-analysis was to explore the effectiveness of creative writing therapies for the management of depression and suicidal ideation.

Recent findings: Twenty one of the 31 reviewed studies showed that creative writing significantly improved depressive symptoms, while five studies suggested improvement in other symptoms. The results of meta-analyses showed that narrative writing significantly reduced depression compared to those in neutral writing or treatment as usual condition in both post intervention and follow-up. However, the number of studies exploring the effects of creative writing in suicidal ideation was too low to perform a meta-analysis. A structured and well-targeted intervention using creative writing could have beneficial results for the management of depressive symptoms. More studies are needed to explore the potential benefits of creative writing for reducing suicidal ideation.

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写作让生活继续：关于创意写作疗法治疗抑郁症和自杀意念的系统回顾和元分析》（A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on Creative Writing Therapy for the Management of Depression and Suicidal Ideation）。

综述目的：本综述和荟萃分析旨在探讨创意写作疗法对抑郁症和自杀意念治疗的有效性：在31项综述研究中，有21项研究表明创意写作能明显改善抑郁症状，另有5项研究表明其他症状也有所改善。荟萃分析结果表明，在干预后和随访中，叙事性写作与中性写作或照常治疗相比，能明显减轻抑郁症状。然而，探讨创意写作对自杀意念影响的研究数量太少，无法进行荟萃分析。使用创意写作进行结构化和有针对性的干预，可能会对抑郁症状的控制产生有益的结果。还需要更多的研究来探索创意写作对减少自杀意念的潜在益处。

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Current Psychiatry Reports PSYCHIATRY-

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11.30

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6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： This journal aims to review the most important, recently published research in psychiatry. By providing clear, insightful, balanced contributions by international experts, the journal intends to serve all those involved in the care of those affected by psychiatric disorders. We accomplish this aim by appointing international authorities to serve as Section Editors in key subject areas, such as anxiety, medicopsychiatric disorders, and schizophrenia and other related psychotic disorders. Section Editors, in turn, select topics for which leading experts contribute comprehensive review articles that emphasize new developments and recently published papers of major importance, highlighted by annotated reference lists. An international Editorial Board reviews the annual table of contents, suggests articles of special interest to their country/region, and ensures that topics are current and include emerging research. Commentaries from well-known figures in the field are also provided.