Title Poetikos terapijos patirtis: sergančiųjų šizofrenija įgalinimas įveikti socialinę atskirtį
Another Title Experience of poetry therapy in the work with schizophrenic patients: empowering and strengthening to deal with social isolation.
Authors Sučylaitė, Jūratė
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Is Part of Socialinis darbas. Patirtis ir metodai = Social work. Experience and methods.. Kaunas : Vytauto Didžiojo universiteto leidykla. 2008, [Nr.] 1 (1), p. 93-103.. ISSN 2029-0470. eISSN 2029-5820
Keywords [eng] Social work with people with mental disabilities ; Mentally ill
Abstract [eng] The stigmatization of persons with psychiatric diagnose is a real fact till this time. This stigmatization can be experienced in the system of psychiatric hospitals as well as in the society. After treatment of psychosis person has consciousness, can communicate, but often this patient isn’t able to deal with stigma. Patient accepts stigma like discrimination and experiences negative emotions, doubts in life meaning. Negative emotions have negative influence on patients’ behavior, mood and process of psychiatric disease. Stigmatized persons often loose hope, self esteem; belief is their power to manage their lives. Patients need emphatic listener and listener’s help to deal with their problems. This article discusses poetry therapy as a tool for personal growth in emotional, cognitive and social levels. Process is guided by professional therapist and is understood like interaction between literature, client and therapist. Reading of literature (one poem) acts on person, but the main component of the process of healing is person’s response to literature. Emotional response is viewed like material for exploration in existential way in the process of poetry therapy. Therapist helps person to explore inner feelings and leads to new personal insight. The author of this article is a professional psychiatrist and poet, 10 years uses poetry therapy in various groups. Biggest experience is in the work with patients with psychiatric illness. Author emphasizes on catharsis, which leads... [to full text].
Published Kaunas : Vytauto Didžiojo universiteto leidykla
Type Journal article
Language Lithuanian
Publication date 2008