Bibliotherapy: The Path to a Healthy Mind

Bibli otherapy – the art of incorporating reading in one’s daily life to improve one’s mental health – has become one of the best practices adopted by people nowadays, especially in the US. This practice has actively started employing literature as a means to understand the reader’s individual self and resolve the real-life issues . Bibliotherapy employs catharsis, a term given by Aristotle, as a model for human experience and development. (1)  It  involves the use of books and other media to facilitate both normal mental health and other significant health problems. Here are a few reading books that aid as a therapy to improve one’s mental health: 1 .  Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy In Feeling Good, eminent psychiatrist, David D. Burns, M.D., outlines the remarkable, scientifically proven techniques that will immediately lift your spirits and help you develop a positive outlook on life. So now, the black holes of depression can easily be cur...